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 | gäcka |
| Present | gäcker |
| Past | gäckte |
| Imperative | gäck |
| Supine | gäckt |
Verbs conjugated like 'gäcka'
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 'gäcka'
däcka,
gäckas,
gucka,
häcka,
läcka,
näcka,
räcka,
säcka,
täcka,
väcka,
Translations
baffle, to totally bewilder; confuse or perplex
cross, contradict or frustrate the plans of
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Om män ni vore och med manligt hjerta, Ni gäckade ej så en qvinnas smärta, (If you are men, as men you are in show, You would not vse a gentle Lady so;) [Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 2]
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. gäkka; jfr d. gække; av mnt. gecken, av mnt. geck (se GÄCK, sbst.
1), l. till GÄCK, sbst.
1 References:
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2. Old Swedish gäkka, from Middle Low German gecken and geck.
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.