Swedish verb · noun· top 5,000 most common

binda

tie, bind

binda as a verb

Meaning

tie; bind

In Swedish: knyta, fästa, surra

Conjugation

Conjugation of binda (tie)
Infinitive	att binda	to tie
Present	binder	jag binder
Past	band	jag band
Supine	bundit	used after har / hade
Perfect	har bundit	jag har bundit
Past perfect	hade bundit	jag hade bundit
Future	ska binda	or: kommer att binda
Conditional	skulle binda	jag skulle binda
Imperative	bind!	a command
Present participle	bindande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	bunden	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of binda
Infinitive	bindas
Present	binds
Past	bands
Supine	bundits

Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use binder. See the four verb groups explained.

binda as a noun(en binda)

Meaning

bandage

In Swedish: tygremsa som håller fast förband; tygbit eller liknande som suger upp vätska

Forms

Forms of binda
Singular, indefinite	en binda
Singular, definite	bindan
Plural, indefinite	bindor
Plural, definite	bindorna

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

Practise binda

1 / 2

Yesterday I … (binda). Which is the past tense?

binda in a sentence

hon bands till händer och fötter
she was bound hand and foot
bindande bevis
binding evidence
Hon band honom med repet.
She tied him up with the rope.
en bindande ed
a binding oath
Salt binder vatten.
Salt retains water.

Words built with binda

gasbinda gauze bandage
dambinda sanitary towel (napkin)

Questions

What does binda mean in English?

binda means “tie, bind”.

Is it en binda or ett binda?

It is en binda, and “the bandage” is bindan.

What is the plural of binda?

The plural of binda is bindor, and the definite plural is bindorna.

What is the past tense of binda?

The past tense of binda is band (“jag band”). The supine is bundit, used in “jag har bundit”.

What is the present tense of binda?

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

Similar words

mensskyddtjudraanknytablöjafjättrafängslasurra

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish binda, from Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Nearby common words

binda is number 2,076 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,072såhär In this way.
2,073uppför up
2,074ondska evil
2,075lastbil a truck; a lorry
2,077bebis a baby (very young human)
2,078övertala persuade
2,079krigare warrior
2,081fakta fact

Start today, free

Learn binda in real Swedish, free

Words stick when you hear them used. Complete Swedish Season 1 is 49 short video lessons with a synced transcript, free on the site with no account. A free account saves words like binda to your library and quizzes you on them, plus 7 days of the AI tutor and speaking practice when you confirm your email.

Season 1 free in full: 49 lessons
Synced transcript with English translations
7-day free trial of the AI tutor and speaking practice
Members get the latest season and every new course

Watch lesson 1 free Create a free account

Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary