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verka

seem, work/ˈvɛrˌka/

Meaning

seem; work

In Swedish: arbeta

Conjugation

Conjugation of verka (seem)
Infinitive	att verka	to seem
Present	verkar	jag verkar
Past	verkade	jag verkade
Supine	verkat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har verkat	jag har verkat
Past perfect	hade verkat	jag hade verkat
Future	ska verka	or: kommer att verka
Conditional	skulle verka	jag skulle verka
Imperative	verka!	a command
Present participle	verkande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of verka
Infinitive	verkas
Present	verkas
Past	verkades
Supine	verkats

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 verkar. See the four verb groups explained.

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verka in a sentence

verka för en fredlig lösning av konflikten
work for a peaceful solution to the conflict
det verkar som om du inte var intresserad
you don't seem to be interested
hon verkar snäll
she seems to be kind
medicinen verkade snabbt
the medicine was fast-acting (soon had an effect, worked quickly)
Den speciella ortogonala gruppen verkar på Rⁿ genom rotationer
The special orthogonal group acts on Rⁿ by rotations
Det verkar som om att han är arg.
It seems as if he is angry.

Questions

What does verka mean in English?

verka means “seem, work”.

What is the past tense of verka?

The past tense of verka is verkade (“jag verkade”). The supine is verkat, used in “jag har verkat”.

What is the present tense of verka?

verkar, the same for every person: jag verkar, du verkar, vi verkar.

Similar words

arbetaförefallatyckas

Origin

From Old Swedish värkia, from Old Norse verka, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Nearby common words

verka is number 245 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

241be ask, pray
242visa show
243polis police, policeman
244fru wife, Mrs.
246glömma forget, neglect
247pengar money
248enda only, single
249namn name

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