öva

See also: ova, OVA, ovâ, and -ová

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Verb

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)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	öva	övas
Present tense	övar	övas
Past tense	övade	övades
Supine	övat	övats
Imperative	öva	—
Present participle	övande
Past participle	övad

Synonyms

träna
praktisera (to practice)

Related terms

föröva
inöva
öva in
övare
övning
utöva

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