öva
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German ȫven, from Old Saxon ōbian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practice”), see also German üben (“to practice”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]öva (present övar, preterite övade, supine övat, imperative öva)
- to practice, to train to do something, to exercise
- Jag kan inte spela gitarr än, men jag övar varje dag.
- I cannot play the guitar yet, but I practice every day.
- Vi övar på att spela gitarr.
- We practice playing the guitar.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used with på when mentioning what is practiced. Hence "öva varje dag" (practice every day) but "öva på att spela gitarr" (practice playing the guitar.)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of öva (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | öva | övas | ||
Supine | övat | övats | ||
Imperative | öva | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | öven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | övar | övade | övas | övades |
Ind. plural1 | öva | övade | övas | övades |
Subjunctive2 | öve | övade | öves | övades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | övande | |||
Past participle | övad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
[edit]- träna
- praktisera (to practice)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- öva in Svensk ordbok.