konka
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- konke (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
From the adjective konk, clipping of konkurs (“bankrupt”).
Verb
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
- “konka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Short for konkursa, göra konkurs, similar to Norwegian Nynorsk konka and Norwegian Bokmål konke.
Pronunciation
Verb
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
Conjugation 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
See also
- kånka (homonym)
References
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