öva
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ova"
Swedish
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
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
- träna
- praktisera (to practice)
Related terms
Further reading
- öva in Svensk ordbok.
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