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 | dyrka |
| Present | dyrkar |
| Past | dyrkade |
| Imperative | dyrka |
| Supine | dyrkat |
Verbs conjugated like 'dyrka'
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 'dyrka'
dirka,
durka,
dyka,
yrka,
barka,
burka,
byka,
dacka,
däcka,
dänka,
Translations
worship, to honor and adore, especially as a deity
Sample Sentences
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Glöm inte förbundet som jag slöt med er, och dyrka inte andra gudar. (Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods.) [2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Andra Kungaboken [2 Kings] 17:38”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2025:]
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Han dyrkar Zlatan. (He idolizes Zlatan.)
Additional Information
dyrka öppna med dyrk
[A dyrkar (upp) x]
Engelsk översättning
pick
Exempel
tjuven dyrkar upp låset---the thief is picking the lock
Svenskt uppslagsord
dyrkar dyrkade dyrkat
dyrka(!) verb
tillbe; beundra (idoler etc)
[A dyrkar x/B]
Engelsk översättning
idolize
Exempel
dyrka olika gudar---worship different gods
han dyrkar sin fru---he adores his wife
Sammansättningar/avledningar
dyrkan---worship, adoration, idolatry
Etymology
1. fsv. dyrka (dörkia, dircka), d.
dyrke, isl. dyrka; afledn. af DYR, adj. Med afs. på bet.
II o.
III jfr lat. colere
2. afledn. af DYRK, sbst.
1; jfr d.
dirke, nt. dirken References:
1 2
3. From Old Swedish dyrka, from Old Norse dýrka, equivalent to dyr + -a. Compare Norwegian and Danish dyrke.
4. Sense 3 is from dyrk + -a. See: Old Swedish '
dyrka', Danish '
dyrke'.
Verbs referencing "dyrka"
Danish
dyrke, Norwegian
dyrke.
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.