agna
Meaning
to bait; to affix bait to a fishing tool
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att agna | to bait |
|---|---|---|
| Present | agnar | jag agnar |
| Past | agnade | jag agnade |
| Supine | agnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har agnat | jag har agnat |
| Past perfect | hade agnat | jag hade agnat |
| Future | ska agna | or: kommer att agna |
| Conditional | skulle agna | jag skulle agna |
| Imperative | agna! | a command |
| Present participle | agnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | agnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | agnas |
|---|---|
| Present | agnas |
| Past | agnades |
| Supine | agnats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use agnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise agna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (agna). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does agna mean in English?
agna means “to bait; to affix bait to a fishing tool”.
What is the past tense of agna?
The past tense of agna is agnade (“jag agnade”). The supine is agnat, used in “jag har agnat”.
What is the present tense of agna?
agnar, the same for every person: jag agnar, du agnar, vi agnar.
Origin
From Old Norse agn (“bait”).
Nearby common words
agna is number 4,534 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,530anländ arrived, received
- 4,531improvisera improvise
- 4,532stall stable
- 4,533struntprat blah-blah
- 4,535häromkvällen last evening or a few evenings ago, one of the most recent evenings
- 4,536samtliga all
- 4,537slava slave, drudge
- 4,538ursprunglig original
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