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Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish kø̄ra, from Old Norse keyra (“to drive, fling, toss”), from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną, *karjaną (“to turn, sweep”). More at cair.
Pronunciation
Verb
köra (present kör, preterite körde, supine kört, imperative kör)
- to drive ((of) a (motorized) vehicle)
Man kör bilar och båtar och pansarvagnar- You drive cars and boats and tanks
Vi har kört i fem timmar- We've been driving for five hours
Bilen körde mot oss- The car drove towards us
Jag råkade köra över en katt- I accidentally ran over ("drove over") a cat
köra på någon- hit someone with a vehicle
köra ifrån någon- outrun someone
köra i diket- drive into the ditch
- to run (machinery or the like – or sometimes in a more general sense by extension)
Maskinen blir väldigt varm medan den körs- The machine gets very hot while running ("while it is being run") (see also drift)
Kör inte tvättmaskinen tom- Don't run the washing machine empty
Han körde igång tvättmaskinen mitt i natten- He started the washing machine in the middle of the night
Kör igång filmen!- Start the movie!
På tisdag kör vi igång med ett nytt projekt- On Tuesday, we're kicking off a new project
När kör ni igång?- When do you start?
- (computing) to run, to execute
Kör programmet genom att klicka på ikonen- Run the program by clicking the icon
Programmet tar tio minuter att köra- The program takes ten minutes to run
Programmet körs- The program is being run
- (often with a particle specifying a direction) to drive (push)
Jag körde in min armbåge i hans mage- I drove my elbow into his stomach
Jag körde upp mitt knä i hans skrev- I drove my knee into his crotch
Jag råkade köra en skruvmejsel genom vägen- I accidentally drove a screwdriver through the wall
De körde in en plastslang i min mun- They drove a plastic tube into my mouth
- to drive, to run ((usually) away, out, or the like – get to leave, by commanding to leave, through physical means, or the like)
De körde ut banditerna ur staden- They ran the bandits out of town
Hon blev utkörd ur föreläsningssalen- She was kicked out of ("out-driven out of") the lecture hall
Kör bort fåglarna innan de äter upp jordgubbarna!- Chase away the birds before they eat the strawberries!
köra barnen i säng- take ("drive" – bit more forceful-sounding) the children to bed
- (somewhat colloquial, often with på) to go for (a particular option or the like) (not to be confused with köra på as a particle verb)
– Ska vi köra på den gula tapeten? – Ja, vi kör på den!- – Shall we go for the yellow wallpaper? – Yeah, let's go for that one!
Jag tror det finns bättre sätt, men okej då, vi kör på det- I think there are better ways, but alright, let's go with that
- (somewhat colloquial) to do (utilize or the like)
Vi tänker köra ett nytt kebabsåsrecept på festen- We are going to do a new kebab sauce recipe at the party
Kör kulsprutan först, och sen en bomb när monstret är försvagat- Use the machine gun first, and then a bomb when the monster is weakened
Jag körde mikron istället för ugnen för att värma upp maten- I used ("did") the microwave instead of the oven to reheat the food ("warm it up")
Hon kör sitt gamla trick- She's doing her old trick
- (in some expressions) to go, to do it
Nu kör vi!- Let's go! (idiomatic)
Kör, grabbar!- Go / Do it, boys!
- (colloquial) to flunk, to fail (an exam or the like)
Jag körde tentan- I flunked the exam
- Synonym: kugga
Conjugation
Conjugation of köra (weak)
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Etymology 2
From the noun kör (“choir”), from Latin chorus.
Pronunciation
Verb
köra (present körar, preterite körade, supine körat, imperative köra)
- to sing in a choir
- to sing as a backing vocalist
Conjugation
Conjugation of köra (weak)
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