In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | åka |
| Present | åker |
| Past | åkte |
| Imperative | åk |
| Supine | åkt |
Verbs conjugated like 'åka'
andtäppa,
anlöpa,
anmärka,
anröka,
ansöka,
avblåsa,
avfläka,
avhjälpa,
avhysa,
avklippa,
avkröka,
avlysa,
avläka,
avläsa,
avlöpa,
avlösa,
avmärka,
avmäta,
avresa,
avröka, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'åka'
åla,
åma,
åska,
åta,
eka,
nåka,
oka,
öka,
påka,
råka,
Translations
drive, to travel by operating a motorized vehicle
head, to move in a specified direction
leave, to depart (intransitive)
ride, to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.
ride, to be transported in a vehicle as a passenger
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
From Old Swedish aka, from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic *akaną. Cognate with Danish age. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Doublet of agera, which was borrowed from Latin agō, from the same ultimate Proto-Indo-European source. See: Old Swedish '
aka', Proto-Germanic '
*akaną', Danish '
age', Latin '
agō'.
Verbs referencing "åka"
Danish
age, Norwegian
ake, Swedish
agera.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.