kränka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish krænkia, from Middle Low German krenken, from Old Saxon *krenkian, from Proto-West Germanic *krankijan.
Cognate of German kränken, Dutch krenken, Danish krænke, Norwegian krenke, Icelandic krenkja.
Verb
[edit]kränka (present kränker, preterite kränkte, supine kränkt, imperative kränk)
- to attack or violate someone's personal honor (with words or actions); to violate, to disrespect, to insult, etc.
- utsättas för kränkande behandling
- be subjected to abusive treatment (treatment that violates one's personal honor, for example by being embarrassing or belittling)
- to violate, to infringe (a thing)
- kränka ett luftrum
- violate an airspace
- kränka de mänskliga rättigheterna
- violate human rights
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kränka | kränkas | ||
| supine | kränkt | kränkts | ||
| imperative | kränk | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kränken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | kränker | kränkte | kränks, kränkes | kränktes |
| ind. plural1 | kränka | kränkte | kränkas | kränktes |
| subjunctive2 | kränke | kränkte | kränkes | kränktes |
| present participle | kränkande | |||
| past participle | kränkt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- kränka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kränka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kränka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kränka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- kränkia in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L