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 | bleka |
| Present | bleker |
| Past | blekte |
| Imperative | blek |
| Supine | blekt |
Verbs conjugated like 'bleka'
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 'bleka'
blaka,
blecka,
blekna,
leka,
älska,
backa,
baka,
banka,
bänka,
barka,
Translations
bleach, to treat with bleach
whiten, to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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så kom han ned igen och var helt blek om nosen.
Additional Information
Etymology
1. sv. dial. bleka (Värml., delar af Närke, Götal.), blekka (Västmanl., delar af Närke), bläkka (Uppl.), blixtra, blänka, motsv. isl. blika, skina, glänsa, till blik, sken, glans (se BLEK, sbst.
1); jfr
Hesselman i o. y i sv. 62 (1909); jfr BLICKA, v. fsv. blekia, afl. af BLEK, adj.1, motsv. d. blege, isl. bleikja, mnt. bleken, holl. bleeken, t. bleichen, eng. bleach References: 1 2 3
2. From Old Swedish blēkia, from Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, from *blaikaz, whence also blek. See: Old Swedish 'blekia', Proto-Germanic '*blaikijaną'.
Verbs referencing "bleka"
English bleach.
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.