köra

See also: kora, koera, kóra, kôra, kōra, køra, and kōŗa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish kø̄ra, from Old Norse keyra (“to drive, fling, toss”), from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną, *karjaną (“to turn, sweep”). More at cair.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɕœ̞ːra/

Verb

köra (present kör, preterite körde, supine kört, imperative kör)

1. to drive; to operate a (motorized) vehicle (with wheels).
2. (computing) to execute, run
3. (colloquial) to flunk, fail (an exam for instance)

   Synonym: kugga

Conjugation

Conjugation of köra (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	köra	köras
Present tense	kör	körs , köres
Past tense	körde	kördes
Supine	kört	körts
Imperative	kör	—
Present participle	körande
Past participle	körd

Derived terms

• körkort, körlektion

See also

• köra bort, köra fram, köra från, köra in, köra med, köra på, köra runt, köra slut, köra torr, köra upp, köra ut, köra över, köra ihop sig

Etymology 2

From the noun kör (“choir”), from Latin chorus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkœ̞ːra/

Verb

köra (present körar, preterite körade, supine körat, imperative köra)

1. to sing in a choir
2. to sing as a backing vocalist

Conjugation

Conjugation of köra (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	köra	—
Present tense	körar	—
Past tense	körade	—
Supine	körat	—
Imperative	köra	—
Present participle	körande
Past participle	—

Derived terms

• körlektion

Related terms

• kör

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kaure, kaura.

Verb

köra

1. (transitive) To cut in wood, to carve.