köra

See also: kora, Kora, køra, kɔ́ra, kôra, kóra, kɔra, kōra, kōŗa, korą, kòrá, kōrā, and -kora

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

• IPA^(key): /²ɕœ̞ːra/

• Audio

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Verb

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

1. to drive; to operate a (motorized) vehicle (with wheels).

   Hon körde bilen ― She drove the car

2. (in some expressions) to go, to do it

   Nu kör vi! ― Let's go! (idiomatic)

   Kör, grabbar! ― Go / Do it, boys!

   När kör ni igång? ― When do you start (when do you go)?

3. (computing) to execute, run
4. (colloquial) to flunk, fail (an exam for instance)

   Synonym: kugga

Conjugation

Conjugation of köra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	köra		köras
Supine	kört		körts
Imperative	kör		—
Imper. plural1	kören		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kör	körde	körs, köres	kördes
Ind. plural1	köra	körde	köras	kördes
Subjunctive2	köre	körde	köres	kördes
	Participles
Present participle	körande
Past participle	körd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• körkort
• körlektion
• påkörning
• påkörningslast

 

Descendants

• → Finnish: köraa

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): /²kœ̞ːra/

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		—
Supine	körat		—
Imperative	köra		—
Imper. plural1	kören		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	körar	körade	—	—
Ind. plural1	köra	körade	—	—
Subjunctive2	köre	körade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	körande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• körlektion

Related terms

• kör

Further reading

• köra in Svensk ordbok.
• köra in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• köar, röka, ökar

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kaure, kaura.

Verb

köra

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