belöna
Meaning
reward; award a prize to; recompense
In Swedish: ge belöning
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att belöna | to reward |
|---|---|---|
| Present | belönar | jag belönar |
| Past | belönade | jag belönade |
| Supine | belönat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har belönat | jag har belönat |
| Past perfect | hade belönat | jag hade belönat |
| Future | ska belöna | or: kommer att belöna |
| Conditional | skulle belöna | jag skulle belöna |
| Imperative | belöna! | a command |
| Present participle | belönande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | belönad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | belönas |
|---|---|
| Present | belönas |
| Past | belönades |
| Supine | belönats |
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 belönar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise belöna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (belöna). Which is the past tense?
belöna in a sentence
- upptäckten belönades med Nobelprisetthe discovery was honoured with the Nobel Prize
Questions
What does belöna mean in English?
belöna means “reward, award a prize to”.
What is the past tense of belöna?
The past tense of belöna is belönade (“jag belönade”). The supine is belönat, used in “jag har belönat”.
What is the present tense of belöna?
belönar, the same for every person: jag belönar, du belönar, vi belönar.
Similar words
premiera
Origin
From Middle Low German belonen or German belohnen, equivalent to be- + löna.
Nearby common words
belöna is number 4,970 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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