stryka med

Swedish

Verb

stryka med (present stryker med, preterite strök or strykte med, supine strukit or strykt med, imperative stryk med)

1. to die (as a consequence of something, often an accident, disaster, or disease); to perish, to be killed

   Han strök med i branden

   He perished in the fire

   Hela familjen strök med i digerdöden

   The entire family died in the Black Death

   Han strök med i en tropisk sjukdom

   He died from a tropical disease

2. to be destroyed, especially in an accident or disaster

   Hela byn strök med i branden

   The entire village was destroyed in the fire

3. to be used up or consumed

   Antonym: bli över

   Kakorna strök med snabbt

   The cookies didn't last long

Usage notes

Strictly synonymous with gå åt with some differences in nuance, but far less common for certain senses, corresponding to how they're ordered.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stryka (class 2 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	stryka med		—
supine	strukit med		—
imperative	stryk med		—
imper. plural1	stryken med		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stryker med	strök med	—	—
ind. plural1	stryka med	ströko med	—	—
subjunctive2	stryke med	ströke med	—	—
present participle		—
past participle		—

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

Conjugation of stryka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	stryka med		—
supine	strykt med		—
imperative	stryk med		—
imper. plural1	stryken med		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stryker med	strykte med	—	—
ind. plural1	stryka med	strykte med	—	—
subjunctive2	stryke med	strykte med	—	—
present participle		—
past participle		—

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

See also

• dö (“die”)

References

• stryka med in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stryka med in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)