jämka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iæmka, iænka. Equivalent to jämn (“even”) +‎ -a. See also jämna.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈjɛːmka/

Verb

jämka (present jämkar, preterite jämkade, supine jämkat, imperative jämka)

  1. to move (something slightly) to a better position (sometimes figuratively), to adjust
  2. (often with mellan (“between”)) to mediate (between, from notion of nudging into a better position relative to each other), to try to reconcile
    att jämka mellan parter
    to mediate between parties (try to reach something acceptable to all parties)
  3. (in some judicial and economical contexts) to adjust, to mitigate, to lower
    Skadeståndet jämkades av HD
    The damages were mitigated by the Supreme Court
  4. (obsolete) to make even or smooth, of for example a surface or an edge, or by filling up a hole in the ground

Conjugation
Conjugation of jämka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive jämka jämkas
Supine jämkat jämkats
Imperative jämka —
Imper. plural1 jämken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative jämkar jämkade jämkas jämkades
Ind. plural1 jämka jämkade jämkas jämkades
Subjunctive2 jämke jämkade jämkes jämkades
Participles
Present participle jämkande
Past participle jämkad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References
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