konka
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- konke (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
[edit]From the adjective konk, clipping of konkurs (“bankrupt”).
Verb
[edit]konka (present tense konkar, past tense konka, past participle konka, passive infinitive konkast, present participle konkande, imperative konka/konk)
- (intransitive, slang, colloquial) to go bankrupt
- (transitive, slang, colloquial) to make someone or something go bankrupt
References
[edit]- “konka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Short for konkursa, göra konkurs, similar to Norwegian Nynorsk konka and Norwegian Bokmål konke.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]konka (present konkar, preterite konkade, supine konkat, imperative konka)
- (colloquial) to go bust, to go bankrupt
- Synonyms: gå i konken, gå omkull, gå i konkurs
- Företaget konkade i fjol
- The company went bust last year
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | konka | — | ||
| supine | konkat | — | ||
| imperative | konka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | konken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | konkar | konkade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | konka | konkade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | konke | konkade | — | — |
| present participle | konkande | |||
| past participle | konkad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- kånka (homonym)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk slang
- Norwegian Nynorsk colloquialisms
- Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs
- Swedish terms with homophones
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish colloquialisms
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish weak verbs