rycka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish rykka, rykkia, from Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną. Doublet of rucka.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]rycka (present rycker, preterite ryckte, supine ryckt, imperative ryck)
- to yank, to jerk, to pull quickly
- rycka loss ett hårstrå
- pull out [loose] a hair
- rycka upp ogräs
- pull up weeds
- rycka i startsnöret till gräsklipparen
- pull the starter cord of the lawnmower
- rycka tag i någon
- snatch a hold of someone
- (usually impersonal) to twitch (of (part of) the body)
- Det ryckte i hans arm
- His arm was twitching
- rycka i ögat
- have an eye twitch
- Han ryckte till
- He flinched [twitched till (expresses a sudden and brief action)]
- to move (quickly, with a purpose – see also dra)
- Soldaterna ryckte fram i skydd av mörkret
- The soldiers advanced under cover of darkness [pulled forth in protection of the darkness]
- (especially sports) to suddenly increase one's speed; to make a dash
- rycka på upploppet
- make a dash on the home stretch
- (with ifrån) to pull away, to pull ahead (move into the lead or increase one's lead (move (further) away from competitors), as a consequence of increasing one's speed)
- Skidåkaren ryckte ifrån klungan
- The skier pulled away from the pack
Usage notes
[edit]Rycka and dra (“pull”) have some overlap with how pull is sometimes used for more general movement in English in (sense 3), though it's not perfect. You can't "rycka/dra" ("yank/pull") into a driveway, for example.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rycka | ryckas | ||
| supine | ryckt | ryckts | ||
| imperative | ryck | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | rycken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | rycker | ryckte | rycks, ryckes | rycktes |
| ind. plural1 | rycka | ryckte | ryckas | rycktes |
| subjunctive2 | rycke | ryckte | ryckes | rycktes |
| present participle | ryckande | |||
| past participle | ryckt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rycka | ryckas | ||
| supine | ruckit | ruckits | ||
| imperative | ryck | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | rycken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | rycker | röck | rycks, ryckes | röcks |
| ind. plural1 | rycka | röcko | ryckas | röckos |
| subjunctive2 | rycke | röcke | ryckes | röckes |
| present participle | ryckande | |||
| past participle | rucken | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]- medryckande
- rycka an
- rycka bort
- rycka fram
- rycka in
- rycka på axlarna
- rycka till
- rycka upp sig
- rycka ut
- rycka i trådarna
- rycka på axlarna
- rycka undan mattan för
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- rycka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- rycka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- rycka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- rycka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading
[edit]- rycka in Svensk ordbok.
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