Finnish

Noun

virke

1. (grammar) A sentence.

Usage notes

• Virke means only the whole sentence or set of clauses ending with a period, exclamation point or question mark. Thus, "Minä menen kouluun, vaikka en jaksaisi." is a virke where "Minä menen kouluun" is a lause (here more exactly: päälause) and "vaikka en jaksaisi" is a lause (here more exactly: sivulause).

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse virki (noun), and German wirken (verb)

Noun

virke n ‎(definite singular virket, indefinite plural virke or virker, definite plural virka or virkene)

1. (uncountable) business; work
2. of or related to woodwork

Verb

virke ‎(imperative virk, present tense virker, passive virkes, simple past and past participle virka or virket, present participle virkende)

1. to work
2. to affect
3. to seem

   det virker som en evighet - it seems like an eternity

Derived terms

• medvirke

References

• “virke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

virke n

1. wood cut into boards or planks, to be used in carpentry or other construction work; lumber, timber

Declension