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 | böka |
| Present | bökar |
| Past | bökade |
| Imperative | böka |
| Supine | bökat |
Verbs conjugated like 'böka'
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 'böka'
baka,
boa,
bocka,
boga,
böka,
bokna,
bola,
bona,
bonka,
bota,
Translations
root, to rummage, root out
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Grisarna bökade i jorden (The pigs were rooting in the dirt)
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En gris hade bökat upp hela landet (A pig had torn up the entire garden plot)
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Han bökade runt efter skiftnyckeln i lådan (He rooted around in the box for his adjustable wrench)
Additional Information
Etymology
jfr nor. bauka, rota, gräfva, isl. bauka, gräfva, rota; afljudande till BOKA, v.
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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.