In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | jämka |
| Present | jämkar |
| Past | jämkade |
| Imperative | jämka |
| Supine | jämkat |
Verbs conjugated like 'jämka'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'jämka'
jämna,
jämra,
ämna,
äska,
bänka,
däcka,
dämma,
dämpa,
dänka,
fjärka,
Translations
Sample Sentences
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att jämka mellan parter (to mediate between parties (try to reach something acceptable to all parties))
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Skadeståndet jämkades av HD (The damages were mitigated by the Supreme Court)
Additional Information
jämka ändra lite, modifiera
[A jämkar på x; A jämkar samman x och y]
Engelsk översättning
adjust
Exempel
jämka på sin uppfattning---modify one's opinion
jämka samman olika
krav---reconcile different demands
Etymology
1. fsv. iamka, iämka, y. fsv. jänka, göra lika, moderera, inrätta, avpassa, bestämma, fördela m. m., sv. dial. janka, jänka, göra jämn, sakta flytta, maka m. m.; motsv. nor. dial. janka, jænka, göra i ordning, göra jämn m. m.; bildat med
k-suffix till JÄMN References:
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2. From Old Swedish iæmka, iænka. Equivalent to jämn (“even”) + -a. See also jämna.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.