locka
Swedish
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Verb
[edit]locka (present lockar, preterite lockade, supine lockat, imperative locka)
- to attract, to lure, to entice
- locka expertis till företaget
- attract expertise to the company
- locka någon i en fälla
- lure someone into a trap
- locka en ko med ett lockrop
- attract a cow with a herding call
- to curl
- locka håret
- curl one's hair
- lockat hår
- curled hair
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of locka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | locka | lockas | ||
| Supine | lockat | lockats | ||
| Imperative | locka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | locken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | lockar | lockade | lockas | lockades |
| Ind. plural1 | locka | lockade | lockas | lockades |
| Subjunctive2 | locke | lockade | lockes | lockades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | lockande | |||
| Past participle | lockad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||