kröka

See also: Kroka

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²krøːka/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish krø̄kia, equivalent to krok +‎ -a. Compare Danish kroge, Icelandic krækja.

Verb

kröka (present kröker, preterite krökte, supine krökt, imperative krök)

2. (transitive) to curve, to bend, to crook
3. (reflexive) to curve (bend or turn gradually from a given direction)

   Vägen kröker sig åt höger.

   The road curves to the right.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kröka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kröka		krökas
supine	krökt		krökts
imperative	krök		—
imper. plural1	kröken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kröker	krökte	kröks, krökes	kröktes
ind. plural1	kröka	krökte	krökas	kröktes
subjunctive2	kröke	krökte	krökes	kröktes
present participle		krökande
past participle		krökt

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

Related terms

• krök
• krökning

See also

• böja

Etymology 2

Clipping of kröka (på) armen (“to bend one's arm [in order to drink]”).

Verb

kröka (present krökar, preterite krökade, supine krökat, imperative kröka)

2. (colloquial) to booze, to drink (consume alcoholic beverages)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kröka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kröka		krökas
supine	krökat		krökats
imperative	kröka		—
imper. plural1	kröken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	krökar	krökade	krökas	krökades
ind. plural1	kröka	krökade	krökas	krökades
subjunctive2	kröke	krökade	krökes	krökades
present participle		krökande
past participle		—

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

Related terms

• krök

References

• kröka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• krok in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)