Dock in Swedish language functions as a verb, adverb, and noun. Its meaning as a verb is similar to English verb ‘to dock’ and also to the noun ‘dock’ (dock or dockyard).
Dock as a noun in Swedish refers to two words: doll and dock.
| NOUN | |||
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | ||
| Obestämd form
INDEFINITE (A/AN) |
Bestämd form
DEFINITE (THE) |
Obestämd form INDEFINITE | Bestämnd form
DEFINITE |
| En docka | Dockan | Dockor | Dockorna |
| A DOCK | THE DOCK | DOCKS | THE DOCKS |
| En docka | Dockan | Dockor | Dockorna |
| A DOLL | THE DOLL | DOLLS | THE DOLLS |
| A PUPPET
A DUMMY |
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Dockteater = PUPPET THEATRE
Skyltdocka = MANNEQUIN, DUMMY
Children like to play with dolls, adults also like to play with their mobile phone.
Barn gillar at leka med dockor. CHILDREN LIKE TO PLAY WITH DOLLS.
Dockansikte = DOLL FACE
Dockklänning = DOLL’S DRESS
Dockskåp = DOLL HOUSE or SHELF or CABINET
Dockhus = DOLL’S or DOLLS’ HOUSE
Buktalardocka = VENTRILOQUIST’S DOLL
Dockvagn = DOLL’S CARRIAGE OR PRAM
Docka as a verb:
| INIFINITIVE | IMPERATIVE | PRESENS | PRETERITUM | SUPINUM |
| INFINITIVE | IMPERATIVE | PRESENT | PAST TENSE | PARTICIPLE |
| Att docka | Docka | Dockar | Dockade | Har/hade docket |
| TO DOCK | DOCK | DOCK
DOCKS DOCKING |
DOCKED | HAS / HAD DOCKED |
SOMETHING DOCKs, docking SOMETHING:
Ta in I docka = HAUL INTO DOCK, COME INTO DOCK
Dock as an adverb: Dock in Swedish also refers to HOWEVER, YET, STILL, NEVERTHELESS
Bussen går dock inte på helgen mot Mölndal. HOWEVER, THE BUS DOES NOT GO ON WEEKENDS TOWARDS MÖLNDAL.
Example of a sentence with the word ’dock’ as an adverb: ‘Kritiken mot dåtidens planeringsideal hade dock börjat växa under 1940-talet och det beslutades at Södra Guldheden skulle byggas efter den nya modellen, kallad grannskapsplanering. Man ville nu istället betona värdet av relationer mellan människor och det sociala livet. Därför lades stok vikt vid att skapa mötesplatser i den lokala miljön.’ However, criticism of the planning ideal of the time had begun to grow during the 1940s and it was decided after the new model, called neighborhood planning. Instead, one wanted to emphasize values of relationships between people and social life. Therefore, great importance was attached to creating meeting places in the local environment. —Våra Torg: En Vandring Genom Historien av Jonas Hernstig
