öva
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German ȫven, from Old Saxon ōbian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practice”), see also German üben (“to practice”).
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
öva (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 edit
Conjugation 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 edit
Further reading edit
- öva in Svensk ordbok.