en bana
bana as a noun(en bana)
Meaning
path; track; way; course
In Swedish: väg
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bana |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | banan |
| Plural, indefinite | banor |
| Plural, definite | banorna |
bana is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bana, den stora banan. Check another noun
bana as a verb
Meaning
clear (the way)
In Swedish: göra framkomlig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bana | to clear |
|---|---|---|
| Present | banar | jag banar |
| Past | banade | jag banade |
| Supine | banat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har banat | jag har banat |
| Past perfect | hade banat | jag hade banat |
| Future | ska bana | or: kommer att bana |
| Conditional | skulle bana | jag skulle bana |
| Imperative | bana! | a command |
| Present participle | banande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | banad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | banas |
|---|---|
| Present | banas |
| Past | banades |
| Supine | banats |
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 banar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bana
1 / 2Is it en bana or ett bana?
bana in a sentence
- projektilens banathe trajectory of the projectile
- jordens bana runt solenthe Earth's path (orbit) around the sun
- Jag har inte tänkt i de banornaI haven't thought along those lines
- välja den militära bananchoose the military route
- lockas in på brottets banabe lured into a life of crime (or into committing a crime or the like)
- lämna brottets banaleave the life of crime
- tennisbanatennis court
- badmintonbanabadminton court
- banad vägbeaten track
Expressions
- i långa banorin great quantities, lots of ..., no end of ...
- bana väg förpave the way for
Words built with bana
- banvall embankment
- landningsbana runway
- vägbana roadway
- levnadsbana career
- banrekord track record
- dansbana dance floor
- tennisbana tennis court
Questions
What does bana mean in English?
bana means “path, track”.
Is it en bana or ett bana?
It is en bana, and “the path” is banan.
What is the plural of bana?
The plural of bana is banor, and the definite plural is banorna.
What is the past tense of bana?
The past tense of bana is banade (“jag banade”). The supine is banat, used in “jag har banat”.
What is the present tense of bana?
banar, the same for every person: jag banar, du banar, vi banar.
Similar words
spelplan
Origin
From Middle Low German bāne, from Old Saxon *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic *banō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-.
Nearby common words
bana is number 3,428 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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