vika upp

Swedish

Etymology

vika (“fold”) +‎ upp (“up”)

Verb

vika upp (present viker upp, preterite vek upp, supine vikit or vikt upp, imperative vik upp)

  1. to unfold (something folded into several layers)
    Antonym: vika ihop
    Han vek upp papperet
    He unfolded the paper
  2. to cuff (pants)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vika (class 1 strong)
active passive
infinitive vika upp vikas upp
supine vikit upp, vikt upp vikits upp, vikts upp
imperative vik upp —
imper. plural1 viken upp —
present past present past
indicative viker upp vek upp viks upp, vikes upp veks upp
ind. plural1 vika upp veko upp vikas upp vekos upp
subjunctive2 vike upp veke upp vikes upp vekes upp
present participle uppvikande
past participle uppviken, uppvikt

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

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