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Swedish
Etymology
By surface analysis, stök + -a. Possibly related to English stook, stoke. Compare origin of stock, stuka.
Verb
stöka (present stökar, preterite stökade, supine stökat, imperative stöka)
- (with till (“up”) or ner (“down”)) to make a mess (especially indoors)
Barnen har stökat ner rummet- The children have made a mess of the room
Usch vad du stökat till- Ugh, what a mess you've made
- (with till (“up”), figuratively) to mess up (cause problems for)
Vi tänkte hålla bokmässan nästa vecka, men zombieinvasionen har stökat till det- We were going to hold the book fair next week, but the zombie invasion has messed up our plans
Stormen kan stöka till det i trafiken- The storm could cause some traffic messiness
- (with undan (“away”)) to remove, to clear (and put away somewhere, in a somewhat (figuratively) noisy manner)
Bedragarna hade snabbt stökat undan alla bevis- The swindlers had quickly cleared away all evidence
- (with undan (“away”), figuratively) to finish (something)
Stöka undan lite pappersarbete- Be done with some paperwork
- to do (household) work (in a somewhat comfy and noisy manner)
stöka i köket- bustle about in the kitchen
Conjugation
Conjugation of stöka (weak)
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