konka

See also: kȭnka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

konke (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From the adjective konk, clipping of konkurs (“bankrupt”).

Verb

konka (present tense konkar, past tense konka, past participle konka, passive infinitive konkast, present participle konkande, imperative konka/konk)

(intransitive, slang, colloquial) to go bankrupt
(transitive, slang, colloquial) to make someone or something go bankrupt

References

“konka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Short for konkursa, göra konkurs, similar to Norwegian Nynorsk konka and Norwegian Bokmål konke.

Pronunciation

Homophone: kånka

Verb

konka (present konkar, preterite konkade, supine konkat, imperative konka)

(colloquial) to go bust, to go bankrupt
Synonyms: gå i konken, gå omkull, gå i konkurs

Företaget konkade i fjol
The company went bust last year

Conjugation

Conjugation of *konka* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	konka		—
supine	konkat		—
imperative	konka		—
imper. plural¹	konken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	konkar	konkade	—	—
ind. plural¹	konka	konkade	—	—
subjunctive²	konke	konkade	—	—

present participle		konkande
past participle		konkad

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

Related terms

konken

References

“konka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“konka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)