öva

See also: ova, OVA, ovâ, and -ová

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Verb

öva

  1. 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
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