| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att orka | to … |
| Present | orkar | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | orkade | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har orkat | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade orkat | had …ed |
| Future | ska orka / kommer att orka | will … |
| Imperative | orka! | … ! |
| Present participle | orkande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag orkar, du orkar, hon orkar, vi orkar, de orkar. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How orka conjugates
Group 1 is the largest and most regular group. The infinitive ends in -a, the present adds -r, the past adds -de and the supine adds -t: tala → talar, talade, talat. New verbs that enter Swedish (googla, chatta) almost always join this group. So orka → orkar, orkade, orkat.
Meanings and examples
Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective