jämka

Swedish

From Old Swedish iæmka, iænka. Equivalent to jämn (“even”) +‎ -a. See also jämna.

IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːmka/

jämka (present jämkar, preterite jämkade, supine jämkat, imperative jämka)

to move (something slightly) to a better position (sometimes figuratively), to adjust
(often with mellan (“between”)) to mediate (between, from notion of nudging into a better position relative to each other), to try to reconcile
att jämka mellan parter
to mediate between parties (try to reach something acceptable to all parties)
(in some judicial and economical contexts) to adjust, to mitigate, to lower
Skadeståndet jämkades av HD
The damages were mitigated by the Supreme Court
(obsolete) to make even or smooth, of for example a surface or an edge, or by filling up a hole in the ground

Conjugation of jämka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	jämka		jämkas
Supine	jämkat		jämkats
Imperative	jämka		—
Imper. plural¹	jämken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	jämkar	jämkade	jämkas	jämkades
Ind. plural¹	jämka	jämkade	jämkas	jämkades
Subjunctive²	jämke	jämkade	jämkes	jämkades
	Participles
Present participle	jämkande
Past participle	jämkad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.