See also: ova, OVA, ovâ, and -ová

Swedish

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Etymology

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From 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

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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

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

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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