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I read on Wiktionary that åker does not refer to walking, running, swimming, etc. but only going somewhere using a vehicle (car, plane, train, boat, bike, etc.). Is this true?
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Not totally, because in German you can use 'gehen' for going abroad, whereas in Swedish, that would be åka utomlands (as long as its by vehicle of any kind), and if you'd use gå instead, that would mean 'walk'. But the general idea is the same.
Does åker by itself mean "to leave"?
Closest definition I found on bab.la was "åka i viss riktning".
https://en.bab.la/dictionary/swedish-english/%C3%A5ka-i-viss-riktning
When I searched for åker these were the results:
https://en.bab.la/dictionary/swedish-english/%C3%A5ker
Is there possibly a better dictionary?
'Gå/går' and 'åka/åker' are a bit tricky since they are used for so many things. 'Gå' is basicly walk. 'Åka' is either riding/passenger something man-made or going somewhere. Examples:
"Benen går - The legs are Walking" "Bilen går - The car is running" "Jag åker hem - I am going home" "Jag åker cykel - I am riding bicycle"
Then you can add lots of prepositions after but that is not relevant now.