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Swedish
Etymology
spöke (“ghost”) + -a. Sense 4 is a calque of English ghost (verb).
Verb
spöka (present spökar, preterite spökade, supine spökat, imperative spöka)
- (intransitive, of ghosts) to haunt
- Synonym: hemsöka
Vissa tror att den döda kungen fortfarande spökar i korridorerna i sitt gamla slott.- Some believe that the dead king still haunts the halls of his old castle.
- (impersonal) to be haunted
Jag tror att det spökar härinne.- I think this place is haunted.
- (literally, “I think it's haunted in here.”)
- (figurative, intransitive) to haunt; to cause recurring unease or discomfort
Min son kan inte sova om nätterna. Kan det vara de kommande proven som spökar?- My son can't sleep at night. Could the upcoming tests be haunting him?
- (transitive) to ghost (to leave a romantic or sexual relationship with no prior announcement)
Declension
Conjugation of spöka (weak)
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