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bena

bone, part (one's hair)Also the definite plural of ben.

bena as a verb

Meaning

bone; part (one's hair)

In Swedish: ta bort benen ur fisk

Conjugation

Conjugation of bena (bone)
Infinitive	att bena	to bone
Present	benar	jag benar
Past	benade	jag benade
Supine	benat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har benat	jag har benat
Past perfect	hade benat	jag hade benat
Future	ska bena	or: kommer att bena
Conditional	skulle bena	jag skulle bena
Imperative	bena!	a command
Present participle	benande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	benad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of bena
Infinitive	benas
Present	benas
Past	benades
Supine	benats

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 benar. See the four verb groups explained.

bena as a noun(en bena)

Meaning

parting

In Swedish: linje som delar håret

Forms

Forms of bena
Singular, indefinite	en bena
Singular, definite	benan
Plural, indefinite	benor
Plural, definite	benorna

bena is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bena, den stora benan. Check another noun

Practise bena

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bena in a sentence

benad ansjovis
boned sprats

Expressions

bena upp ett problem
dissect ("analyze") a problem

Words built with bena

mittbena parting down the middle

Questions

What does bena mean in English?

bena means “bone, part (one's hair)”.

Is it en bena or ett bena?

It is en bena, and “the parting” is benan.

What is the plural of bena?

The plural of bena is benor, and the definite plural is benorna.

What is the past tense of bena?

The past tense of bena is benade (“jag benade”). The supine is benat, used in “jag har benat”.

What is the present tense of bena?

benar, the same for every person: jag benar, du benar, vi benar.

Origin

From ben (“bone”).

Nearby common words

bena is number 2,498 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,494civil civilian, civil
2,495angå concern, have reference to
2,496föreställning performance, conception
2,497kust coast
2,499inleda begin, open
2,500motstånd resistance, opposition
2,501sträcka prolong, stretch
2,502legend legend, myth

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