åka

See also: aka, Aka, AKA, A.K.A., akā, āķa, a.k.a., and a/k/a

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish aka, from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic *akaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːka/

Verb

åka (present åker, preterite åkte, supine åkt, imperative åk)

1. to go (by using something more/else than the human or animal body, for example skis, skates or a vehicle)
2. to depart, to leave (intransitive)

Conjugation

Conjugation of åka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	åka		—
Supine	åkt		—
Imperative	åk		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	åker	åkte	—	—
Indicative plural1	åka	åkte	—	—
Subjunctive2	åke	åkte	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	åkande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• åk
• åka skidor
• åkare
• åkeri
• åkpåse