köra

See also: kora and kôra

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of köra

	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

• (to operate a vehicle): körkort, körlektion

Synonyms

• (to fail): kugga

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): kœ̞ːra

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

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

Related terms

• (sing in a choir): kör

Derived terms

• (sing in a choir): körlektion