/²brʉːka/
UrsprungFrom Middle Low German bruken, from Old Saxon brukan.
- auxiliaryto use to (present tense of used to); to be in the habit of
“Han brukade segla runt sjön på somrarna” — He used to sail around the lake in the summer
“Han brukar äta majs” — He often / regularly eats corn
“Hon brukar beställa en hamburgare när hon besöker restaurangen” — She usually orders a hamburger when she visits the restaurant [like "She used to order a hamburger when she visited the restaurant," but in the present tense]
- to use (for some purpose)
“verktyg som brukas för att forma trä” — tools used [that are used] to shape wood
“ett verktyg som kan brukas som vapen” — a tool that can be used as a weapon
“Metoden brukas som en sista utväg” — The method is used / employed as a last resort
- to cultivate, till, farm
“bruka jorden” — work the land
“röja sten så att åkrarna kan brukas” — clear rocks so that the fields can be farmed
“bruka skog” — manage forests (for forestry purposes)
- to use, to consume (drugs or alcohol)
“bruka alkohol under arbetstid” — consume alcohol during working hours
Formerbrukar(present) · brukade(preterite) · brukat(supine) · bruka(imperative) · bruka(active, infinitive) · brukas(infinitive, passive) · brukat(active, supine) · brukats(passive, supine) · bruka(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · bruken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · brukar(active, indicative, present) · brukade(active, indicative, past) · brukas(indicative, passive, present) · brukades(indicative, passive, past) · bruka(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · brukade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · brukas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · brukades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)