röka

See also: roka, róka, rokā, rōka, rǫkă, and Roka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rø̄kia, from Old Norse reykja, from Proto-Germanic *raukijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

röka (present röker, preterite rökte, supine rökt, imperative rök)

1. to smoke (tobacco or the like, currently or as a habit)

   röka en cigarett

   smoke a cigarette

   röka cigarr

   smoke a cigar ["smoke cigar" – idiomatic]

   röka pipa

   smoke a pipe ["smoke pipe" – idiomatic]

   röka gräs

   smoke weed

   röka hasch

   smoke pot

   Röker du?

   Do you smoke?

   Hon röker inte

   She doesn't smoke

   Han försöker sluta röka

   He's trying to quit [stop] smoking

2. to smoke (food)

   rökt sik

   smoked whitefish

3. to smoke (for example an animal out of its hiding, or figuratively)

   röka ut något/någon

   smoke something/someone out

Usage notes

For smoke in the sense of emitting smoke, see ryka.

Conjugation

Conjugation of röka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	röka		rökas
supine	rökt		rökts
imperative	rök		—
imper. plural1	röken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	röker	rökte	röks, rökes	röktes
ind. plural1	röka	rökte	rökas	röktes
subjunctive2	röke	rökte	rökes	röktes
present participle		rökande
past participle		rökt

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

Derived terms

• röka på
• röka ut

Related terms

• ryka
• rök
• rökare
• rökning

See also

• cigarett

Noun

röka n

1. (countable and uncountable, slang) a recreational drug that's smoked, particularly cannabis

Declension

Declension of röka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	röka	rökas
	definite	rökat	rökats
plural	indefinite	röka	rökas
	definite	rökan	rökans

References

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

Anagrams

• köar, köra, ökar