köra
See also: kora, koera, kóra, kôra, kōra, køra, and kōŗa
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish kø̄ra, from Old Norse keyra (“to drive, fling, toss”), from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną, *karjaną (“to turn, sweep”). More at cair.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈɕœ̞ːra/
Verb
köra (present kör, preterite körde, supine kört, imperative kör)
- to drive; to operate a (motorized) vehicle (with wheels).
- (computing) to execute, run
- (colloquial) to flunk, fail (an exam for instance)
- Synonym: kugga
Conjugation
Conjugation of köra (weak)
Active | Passive | |
---|---|---|
Infinitive | köra | köras |
Present tense | kör | körs , köres |
Past tense | körde | kördes |
Supine | kört | körts |
Imperative | kör | — |
Present participle | körande | |
Past participle | körd |
Derived terms
- körkort, körlektion
See also
- köra bort, köra fram, köra från, köra in, köra med, köra på, köra runt, köra slut, köra torr, köra upp, köra ut, köra över, köra ihop sig
Etymology 2
From the noun kör (“choir”), from Latin chorus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkœ̞ːra/
Verb
köra (present körar, preterite körade, supine körat, imperative köra)
- to sing in a choir
- to sing as a backing vocalist
Conjugation
Conjugation of köra (weak)
Active | Passive | |
---|---|---|
Infinitive | köra | — |
Present tense | körar | — |
Past tense | körade | — |
Supine | körat | — |
Imperative | köra | — |
Present participle | körande | |
Past participle | — |
Derived terms
- körlektion
Related terms
- kör
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kaure, kaura.
Verb
köra
- (transitive) To cut in wood, to carve.