vika ihop

Swedish

Etymology

vika (“fold”) +‎ ihop (“together”)

Verb

vika ihop (present viker ihop, preterite vek ihop, supine vikt or vikit ihop, imperative vik ihop)

1. to fold up, to fold (into several layers)

   Synonym: vika samman

   Antonym: vika upp

   Hon vek ihop tröjan

   She folded the shirt

   Hon vek ihop kartan

   She folded up the map

Usage notes

The past participle is either hopvikt (seen as more proper by some) or ihopvikt.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vika (class 1 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	vika ihop		vikas ihop
supine	vikt ihop, vikit ihop		vikts ihop, vikits ihop
imperative	vik ihop		—
imper. plural1	viken ihop		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	viker ihop	vek ihop	viks ihop, vikes ihop	veks ihop
ind. plural1	vika ihop	veko ihop	vikas ihop	vekos ihop
subjunctive2	vike ihop	veke ihop	vikes ihop	vekes ihop
present participle		ihopvikande
past participle		ihopvikt, ihopviken

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• fälla ihop (“fold, close”)
• veckla ihop

References

• vika in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vika in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)