torka ut
Swedish
Etymology
From torka (“dry”) + ut (“out”).
Verb
torka ut (present torkar ut, preterite torkade ut, supine torkat ut, imperative torka ut)
- (intransitive) to become completely dry; to dry up, to dry out, to wither
- Floden torkade ut
- The river dried up
- Synonym: förtorka
- (transitive) to make dryer or (very) dry; to dry out, to dehydrate
- Varmt vatten kan torka ut huden
- Hot water can dry out your skin
Conjugation
Conjugation of torka ut (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | torka ut | torkas ut | ||
| Supine | torkat ut | torkats ut | ||
| Imperative | torka ut | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | torken ut | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | torkar ut | torkade ut | torkas ut | torkades ut |
| Ind. plural1 | torka ut | torkade ut | torkas ut | torkades ut |
| Subjunctive2 | torke ut | torkade ut | torkes ut | torkades ut |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | uttorkande | |||
| Past participle | uttorkad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- torka%20ut in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- torka%20ut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)