trycka

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish þrykkia, from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

trycka (present trycker, preterite tryckte, supine tryckt, imperative tryck)

  1. to print; to copy something on a surface
  2. to apply pressure
  3. to push, to press
    För att stänga av programmet, tryck på Alt+F4
    To shut down the program, press Alt+F4
    Du kan inte dra för att öppna den dörren, du måste trycka
    You can't pull to open that door, you have to push.
  4. to be a mental burden
  5. (slang) to fuck
    Jag tryckte henne
    I fucked her

Usage notes[edit]

In the spoken language the past tense forms tröck(s) are also used regionally.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of trycka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive trycka tryckas
Supine tryckt tryckts
Imperative tryck —
Imper. plural1 trycken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative trycker tryckte trycks, tryckes trycktes
Ind. plural1 trycka tryckte tryckas trycktes
Subjunctive2 trycke tryckte tryckes trycktes
Participles
Present participle tryckande
Past participle tryckt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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