trycka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þrykkia, from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

trycka (present trycker, preterite tryckte, supine tryckt, imperative tryck)

1. to press, to push

   För att stänga av programmet, tryck Alt+F4

   To shut down the program, press Alt+F4

   Du kan inte dra upp den dörren. Du måste trycka.

   You can't pull that door open. You have to push.

2. to print (with a printing press or the like)

   trycka tidningar

   print newspapers

3. to be oppressive (often of heat), (of heat) to be stifling

   tryckande värme/hetta

   oppressive/stifling heat

4. to stay (somewhere), in a somewhat ensconced manner; to hole up, to lurk

   trycka på basen

   hole up [stay] in the base

   lejon som trycker i buskarna

   lions lurking ["pressing"] in the bushes

5. to be a mental burden
6. (slang) to fuck

   Jag tryckte henne

   I fucked her

   trycka någon i prutten

   fuck someone in the pooper

Usage notes

In the spoken language the past tense forms tröck(s) and track are also used regionally.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trycka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	trycka		tryckas
supine	tryckt		tryckts
imperative	tryck		—
imper. plural1	trycken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	trycker	tryckte	trycks, tryckes	trycktes
ind. plural1	trycka	tryckte	tryckas	trycktes
subjunctive2	trycke	tryckte	tryckes	trycktes
present participle		tryckande
past participle		tryckt

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

Related terms

• tryckande

References

• trycka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• trycka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• trycka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Fula Ordboken