kröka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krø̄kia, from Proto-Indo-European *ger-g- (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²krøːka/

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to curve, to bend
2. (reflexive) to curve; to 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
	Participles
Present participle	krökande
Past participle	krökt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• krök
• krökning

Verb

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

1. (colloquial) to booze, to drink (alcohol)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kröka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kröka		—
Supine	krökat		—
Imperative	kröka		—
Imper. plural1	kröken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	krökar	krökade	—	—
Ind. plural1	kröka	krökade	—	—
Subjunctive2	kröke	krökade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	krökande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• krök

See also

• böja

References

• kröka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kröka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kröka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)