mjuka

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mjuka

1. inflection of mjuk:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish miuka. By surface analysis, mjuk +‎ -a.

Verb

mjuka (present mjukar, preterite mjukade, supine mjukat, imperative mjuka)

1. to soften, to make soft
2. (sports) to warm up

Usage notes

Virtually only used in the phrasal verb mjuka upp.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mjuka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	mjuka		mjukas
supine	mjukat		mjukats
imperative	mjuka		—
imper. plural1	mjuken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	mjukar	mjukade	mjukas	mjukades
ind. plural1	mjuka	mjukade	mjukas	mjukades
subjunctive2	mjuke	mjukade	mjukes	mjukades
present participle		mjukande
past participle		mjukad

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

See also

• mjuka upp
• värma upp

Further reading

• “mjuka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• mujka