konka
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
edit- konke (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
editFrom the adjective konk, clipping of konkurs (“bankrupt”).
Verb
editkonka (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
editEtymology
editShort for konkursa, göra konkurs, similar to Norwegian Nynorsk konka and Norwegian Bokmål konke.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkonka (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
editConjugation of konka (weak)
| 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 | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | konkande | |||
| Past participle | konkad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editSee also
edit- kånka (homonym)
References
editCategories:
- 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