öva
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German ȫven, from Old Saxon ōbian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practice”), see also German üben (“to practice”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
editöva (present övar, preterite övade, supine övat, imperative öva)
- 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 på when mentioning what is practiced. Hence "öva varje dag" (practice every day) but "öva på att spela gitarr" (practice playing the guitar.)
Conjugation
editConjugation of öva (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | öva | övas | ||
Supine | övat | övats | ||
Imperative | öva | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | öven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | övar | övade | övas | övades |
Ind. plural1 | öva | övade | övas | övades |
Subjunctive2 | öve | övade | öves | övades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | övande | |||
Past participle | övad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
edit- träna
- praktisera (to practice)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- öva in Svensk ordbok.