From Old Swedish siunka, from Old East Norse *sinkwa, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷ- (“to fall, sink”).
sjunka (present sjunker, preterite sjönk, supine sjunkit, imperative sjunk)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | sjunka | sjunkas | ||
Supine | sjunkit | sjunkits | ||
Imperative | sjunk | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | sjunken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | sjunker | sjönk | sjunks, sjunkes | sjönks |
Ind. plural1 | sjunka | sjönko | sjunkas | sjönkos |
Subjunctive2 | sjunke | sjönke | sjunkes | sjönkes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | sjunkande | |||
Past participle | sjunken | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |