Swedish

Verb

sänka ‎(present sänker, preterite sänkte, supine sänkt, imperative sänk)

1. (transitive) to lower; move downwards

   Den vänstra tavlan bör sänkas lite så den kommer i jämnhöjd med de andra.

   The left picture should be lowered somewhat so that it is even with the other.

2. (transitive) to cause to sink below the surface of a liquid
3. to set (to punch a nail into wood)
4. (transitive) to reduce in intensity; turn down

   Sänk ljudet på tv:n!

   Turn down the sound of the tv!

5. (transitive, sports) to make the ball pass through or down into a score-winning hole (as in basketball or golf)
6. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) pocket
7. (slang) to down; to drink (especially beer or liquor)

   att sänka en kall bira

   to down a cold beer

Conjugation

Related terms

• försänka
• nedsänka
• sänke
• sänkning

Noun

sänka c

1. depression; area of ground which is lower than the surroundings; a long but shallow valley
2. (mathematics) sink; a point where the divergence of a vector field is negative
3. (colloquial, medicine) ESR; erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Declension

Synonyms

• (ESR): sänkningsreaktion, SR