forska

Swedish

Etymology

First attested in 1729, borrowed from German forschen.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fɔʂːka/
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Verb

forska (present forskar, preterite forskade, supine forskat, imperative forska)

  1. (intransitive) to research (especially scientifically, but also more generally, by extension)
    forska om/kring något
    research something / do research on something

Conjugation

Conjugation of forska (weak)
active passive
infinitive forska forskas
supine forskat forskats
imperative forska —
imper. plural1 forsken —
present past present past
indicative forskar forskade forskas forskades
ind. plural1 forska forskade forskas forskades
subjunctive2 forske forskade forskes forskades
present participle forskande
past participle forskad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ forska in Svensk ordbok.
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