sänka

Sänka is a Swedish verb meaning to cause to sink or to lower. It is used transitively, for example to lower the price (sänka priset) or to sink a vessel (sänka ett fartyg). The verb is conjugated with sänker in the present tense, sänkte in the past tense, and sänkt as the past participle; the imperative form is sänk.

Etymology and cognates: Sänka comes from the Germanic language family and has cognates in other Germanic languages, such as the English sink and the German senken. The word shows typical shifts in pronunciation and form across related languages.

Geographical and technical usage: In geography or geology, the noun en sänka denotes a natural depression or basin—a low-lying area often formed by subsidence or erosion. In scientific or technical contexts the term can refer to a subsidence feature, while in everyday language the noun is less common.

Related terms: The verb forms include sänkt (past participle) and sänkte (simple past), which function as components of compound tenses and adjectives. The noun sänka is used in specific contexts to describe a depression or basin, and its meaning is highly context-dependent.

See also: sänkning (the act of lowering or sinking) and sänkt (past participle/adjective form).