köra
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kora"
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish kø̄ra, from Old Norse keyra (“to drive, fling, toss”), from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną, *karjaną (“to turn, sweep”). More at cair.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɕœ̞ːra/
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Verb
köra (present kör, preterite körde, supine kört, imperative kör)
- to drive ((of) a (motorized) vehicle)
- Man kör bilar och båtar och pansarvagnar
- You drive cars and boats and tanks
- Vi har kört i fem timmar
- We've been driving for five hours
- Bilen körde mot oss
- The car drove towards us
- Jag råkade köra över en katt
- I accidentally ran over ("drove over") a cat
- köra på någon
- hit someone with a vehicle
- köra ifrån någon
- outrun someone
- köra i diket
- drive into the ditch
- to run (machinery or the like – or sometimes in a more general sense by extension)
- Maskinen blir väldigt varm medan den körs
- The machine gets very hot while running ("while it is being run") (see also drift)
- Kör inte tvättmaskinen tom
- Don't run the washing machine empty
- Han körde igång tvättmaskinen mitt i natten
- He started the washing machine in the middle of the night
- Kör igång filmen!
- Start the movie!
- På tisdag kör vi igång med ett nytt projekt
- On Tuesday, we're kicking off a new project
- När kör ni igång?
- When do you start?
- (often with a particle specifying a direction) to drive (push)
- Jag körde in min armbåge i hans mage
- I drove my elbow into his stomach
- Jag körde upp mitt knä i hans skrev
- I drove my knee into his crotch
- Jag råkade köra en skruvmejsel genom vägen
- I accidentally drove a screwdriver through the wall
- De körde in en plastslang i min mun
- They drove a plastic tube into my mouth
- to drive, to run ((usually) away, out, or the like – get to leave, by commanding to leave, through physical means, or the like)
- De körde ut banditerna ur staden
- They ran the bandits out of town
- Hon blev utkörd ur föreläsningssalen
- She was kicked out of ("out-driven out of") the lecture hall
- Kör bort fåglarna innan de äter upp jordgubbarna!
- Chase away the birds before they eat the strawberries!
- köra barnen i säng
- take ("drive" – bit more forceful-sounding) the children to bed
- (somewhat colloquial, often with på) to go for (a particular option or the like) (not to be confused with köra på as a particle verb)
- – Ska vi köra på den gula tapeten? – Ja, vi kör på den!
- – Shall we go for the yellow wallpaper? – Yeah, let's go for that one!
- Jag tror det finns bättre sätt, men okej då, vi kör på det
- I think there are better ways, but alright, let's go with that
- (somewhat colloquial) to do (utilize or the like)
- Vi tänker köra ett nytt kebabsåsrecept på festen
- We are going to do a new kebab sauce recipe at the party
- Kör kulsprutan först, och sen en bomb när monstret är försvagat
- Use the machine gun first, and then a bomb when the monster is weakened
- Jag körde mikron istället för ugnen för att värma upp maten
- I used ("did") the microwave instead of the oven to reheat the food ("warm it up")
- Hon kör sitt gamla trick
- She's doing her old trick
- (in some expressions) to go, to do it
- Nu kör vi!
- Let's go! (idiomatic)
- Kör, grabbar!
- Go / Do it, boys!
- (colloquial) to flunk, to fail (an exam or the like)
- Jag körde tentan
- I flunked the exam
- Synonym: kugga
Conjugation
Conjugation of köra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | köra | köras | ||
Supine | kört | körts | ||
Imperative | kör | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kören | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kör | körde | körs, köres | kördes |
Ind. plural1 | köra | körde | köras | kördes |
Subjunctive2 | köre | körde | köres | kördes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | körande | |||
Past participle | körd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Descendants
- → Finnish: köraa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²kœ̞ːra/
Conjugation
Conjugation of köra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | köra | — | ||
Supine | körat | — | ||
Imperative | köra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kören | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | körar | körade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | köra | körade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | köre | körade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | körande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- körlektion
See also
References
- köra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- köra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- köra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- köra in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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