Swedish

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Etymology

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mörk +‎ -na

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²mœ̞rːkna/
  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): /²mɵrːkna/

Verb

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mörkna (present mörknar, preterite mörknade, supine mörknat, imperative mörkna)

  1. to darken; to become dark
    Vi borde nog försöka göra upp en eld innan det börjar mörkna.
    We should probably start to make a fire before it starts to darken.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3

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