korka
Meaning
to seal with a cork
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att korka | to seal with a cork |
|---|---|---|
| Present | korkar | jag korkar |
| Past | korkade | jag korkade |
| Supine | korkat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har korkat | jag har korkat |
| Past perfect | hade korkat | jag hade korkat |
| Future | ska korka | or: kommer att korka |
| Conditional | skulle korka | jag skulle korka |
| Imperative | korka! | a command |
| Present participle | korkande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | korkad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | korkas |
|---|---|
| Present | korkas |
| Past | korkades |
| Supine | korkats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use korkar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise korka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (korka). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does korka mean in English?
korka means “to seal with a cork”.
What is the past tense of korka?
The past tense of korka is korkade (“jag korkade”). The supine is korkat, used in “jag har korkat”.
What is the present tense of korka?
korkar, the same for every person: jag korkar, du korkar, vi korkar.
Origin
kork + -a
Nearby common words
korka is number 3,896 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,892nacka behead
- 3,893knep pinched; won, obtained
- 3,894bingo bingo (when claiming a win in bingo), bingo (you got it!)
- 3,895härmed with this (these, etc.); hereby; herewith
- 3,897återställa restore
- 3,898hamburgare hamburger
- 3,899trilla tumble
- 3,900slapp was excused from, escaped
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