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dyka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German dūken *ducken, from Old Saxon *dūkan *dukkan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dyka (present dyker, preterite dök, supine dykt, imperative dyk)

  1. to dive
    1. to swim under water
    2. to jump into the water head-first

Usage notes

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  • While it is possible to find examples of passive voice (Där skreks och döks och svors det en lång vändning), its use is very uncommon.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dyka (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive dyka dykas
supine dykt dykts
imperative dyk
imper. plural1 dyken
present past present past
indicative dyker dök dyks, dykes döks
ind. plural1 dyka döko dykas dökos
subjunctive2 dyke döke dykes dökes
present participle dykande
past participle dykt

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

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Further reading

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