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Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German ȫven, from Old Saxon ōbian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practice”), see also German üben (“to practice”).
Pronunciation
Verb
öva (present övar, preterite övade, supine övat, imperative öva)
- to practice, to train to do something, to exercise
Jag kan inte spela gitarr än, men jag övar varje dag.- I cannot play the guitar yet, but I practice every day.
Vi övar på att spela gitarr.- We practice playing the guitar.
Usage notes
- Used with på when mentioning what is practiced. Hence "öva varje dag" (practice every day) but "öva på att spela gitarr" (practice playing the guitar.)
Conjugation
Conjugation of öva (weak)
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