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 | dunka |
| Present | dunkar |
| Past | dunkade |
| Imperative | dunka |
| Supine | dunkat |
Verbs conjugated like 'dunka'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dunka'
dänka,
ducka,
duka,
duna,
dunga,
dunkla,
dunkna,
dunsa,
durka,
duska,
Translations
slam, to strike forcefully with some implement
throb, to pound or beat rapidly or violently
thump, to hit someone or something so as to make a thump
thump, to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Högtalarna dunkade ut basnoter (The speakers thumped out bass notes)
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Hjärtat dunkade (His heart pounded)
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Han dunkade honom i ryggen (He thumped his back (used idiomatically like "slapped him on the back"))
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dunka huvudet i väggen (bang one's head against the wall)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. jfr d.
dunke, nyisl. dunka, genljuda doft, afledn. till stammen i DÅNA l. själfständigt uppkommen ljudhärmande ordbildning References:
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2. Ultimately of imitative origin, possibly from or influenced by Old Norse dengja (“to beat”). Compare modern English dinge, dunch. See: English '
dinge'.
Verbs referencing "dunka"
English
dunch.
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.