öva
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Etymology
From Middle Low German ȫven, from Old Saxon ōbian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practice”), see also German üben (“to practice”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
öva (present övar, preterite övade, supine övat, imperative öva)
- to practice, to train to do something, to exercise
- Jag kan inte spela gitarr än, men jag övar varje dag.
- I cannot play the guitar yet, but I practice every day.
- Vi övar på att spela gitarr.
- We practice playing the guitar.
Usage notes
- Used with på when mentioning what is practiced. Hence "öva varje dag" (practice every day) but "öva på att spela gitarr" (practice playing the guitar.)
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | öva | övas | ||
| Supine | övat | övats | ||
| Imperative | öva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | öven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | övar | övade | övas | övades |
| Ind. plural1 | öva | övade | övas | övades |
| Subjunctive2 | öve | övade | öves | övades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | övande | |||
| Past participle | övad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of öva (weak)
Synonyms
- träna
- praktisera (to practice)
Related terms
Further reading
- öva in Svensk ordbok.
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