spöka

Swedish

spöke (“ghost”) +‎ -a. Sense 4 is a calque of English ghost (verb).

spöka (present spökar, preterite spökade, supine spökat, imperative spöka)

(intransitive, of ghosts) to haunt
Synonym: hemsöka

Vissa tror att den döda kungen fortfarande spökar i korridorerna i sitt gamla slott.
Some believe that the dead king still haunts the halls of his old castle.
(impersonal) to be haunted
Jag tror att det spökar härinne.
I think this place is haunted.
(literally, “I think it's haunted in here.”)
(figurative, intransitive) to haunt; to cause recurring unease or discomfort
Min son kan inte sova om nätterna. Kan det vara de kommande proven som spökar?
My son can't sleep at night. Could the upcoming tests be haunting him?
(transitive) to ghost (to leave a romantic or sexual relationship with no prior announcement)

Conjugation of spöka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	spöka		spökas
Supine	spökat		spökats
Imperative	spöka		—
Imper. plural¹	spöken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	spökar	spökade	spökas	spökades
Ind. plural¹	spöka	spökade	spökas	spökades
Subjunctive²	spöke	spökade	spökes	spökades
	Participles
Present participle	spökande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.