sänka
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sænkia, from Old Norse sænkva, (Old West Norse søkkva) from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną.
Pronunciation
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Verb
sänka (present sänker, preterite sänkte, supine sänkt, imperative sänk)
- (transitive) to lower; move downwards
- Den vänstra tavlan bör sänkas lite så den kommer i jämnhöjd med de andra.
- The left picture should be lowered somewhat so that it is even with the other.
- (transitive) to cause to sink below the surface of a liquid
- to set (to punch a nail into wood)
- (transitive) to reduce in intensity; turn down
- Sänk ljudet på tv:n!
- Turn down the sound of the TV!
- (transitive, sports) to make the ball pass through or down into a score-winning hole (as in basketball or golf)
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) pocket
- (slang) to down; to drink (especially beer or liquor)
- att sänka en kall bira
- to down a cold beer
Conjugation
Conjugation of sänka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | sänka | sänkas | ||
Supine | sänkt | sänkts | ||
Imperative | sänk | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | sänken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | sänker | sänkte | sänks, sänkes | sänktes |
Ind. plural1 | sänka | sänkte | sänkas | sänktes |
Subjunctive2 | sänke | sänkte | sänkes | sänktes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | sänkande | |||
Past participle | sänkt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
Noun
sänka c
- depression; area of ground which is lower than the surroundings; a long but shallow valley
- (mathematics) sink; a point where the divergence of a vector field is negative
- (colloquial, medicine) ESR; erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Declension
Declension of sänka | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sänka | sänkan | sänkor | sänkorna |
Genitive | sänkas | sänkans | sänkors | sänkornas |
Synonyms
- (ESR): sänkningsreaktion, SR
Anagrams
Further reading
- sänka in Svensk ordbok.
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