Swedish verb · interjection· top 2,000 most common

öka

increase, gain, grow

öka as a verb

Meaning

increase; gain; grow

In Swedish: bli större, växa, tillta

Conjugation

Conjugation of öka (increase)
Infinitive	att öka	to increase
Present	ökar	jag ökar
Past	ökade	jag ökade
Supine	ökat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har ökat	jag har ökat
Past perfect	hade ökat	jag hade ökat
Future	ska öka	or: kommer att öka
Conditional	skulle öka	jag skulle öka
Imperative	öka!	a command
Present participle	ökande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	ökad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of öka
Infinitive	ökas
Present	ökas
Past	ökades
Supine	ökats

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 ökar. See the four verb groups explained.

öka as an interjection

Meaning

move faster!

Practise öka

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Yesterday I … (öka). Which is the past tense?

öka in a sentence

en snabbt ökande brist på bostäder
a rapidly-growing shortage of housing
kostnaderna har ökat med hundra procent
costs have increased by one hundred per cent
öka produktionen
increase production
han ökade farten
he increased speed
ökade kunskaper
increased knowledge, a higher level of knowledge
Öka lite!
Speed up a bit! / Hurry up a bit! (depending on context)

Questions

What does öka mean in English?

öka means “increase, gain”.

What is the past tense of öka?

The past tense of öka is ökade (“jag ökade”). The supine is ökat, used in “jag har ökat”.

What is the present tense of öka?

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

Similar words

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Origin

From Old Swedish ø̄ka, from Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-.

Nearby common words

öka is number 1,511 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,507himmel sky, heaven
1,508gubbe old man, fellow
1,509rya long-pile rug
1,510demon demon
1,512förvandla change, turn into
1,513åsikt opinion, view
1,514hava dated form of ha
1,515kommissarie (police) superintendent

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