See also: ova, OVA, ovâ, and -ová

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Etymology edit

From Middle Low German ȫven, from Old Saxon ōbian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (to do, practice), see also German üben (to practice).

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Verb edit

öva (present övar, preterite övade, supine övat, imperative öva)

  1. to practice, to train to do something, to exercise
    Jag kan inte spela gitarr än, men jag övar varje dag.
    I cannot play the guitar yet, but I practice every day.
    Vi övar på att spela gitarr.
    We practice playing the guitar.

Usage notes edit

  • Used with when mentioning what is practiced. Hence "öva varje dag" (practice every day) but "öva att spela gitarr" (practice playing the guitar.)

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