Swedish verb

blända

blind, dazzle

Meaning

blind; dazzle

In Swedish: lysa så starkt att det gör ont i ögonen; göra blind

Conjugation

Conjugation of blända (blind)
Infinitive	att blända	to blind
Present	bländar	jag bländar
Past	bländade	jag bländade
Supine	bländat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har bländat	jag har bländat
Past perfect	hade bländat	jag hade bländat
Future	ska blända	or: kommer att blända
Conditional	skulle blända	jag skulle blända
Imperative	blända!	a command
Present participle	bländande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	bländad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of blända
Infinitive	bländas
Present	bländas
Past	bländades
Supine	bländats

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 bländar. See the four verb groups explained.

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blända in a sentence

ljusskenet bländade mig
the light dazzled me
bländande ljus
blinding light
Han blev bländad
He was blinded
bländande vit
dazzling white
Du behöver inte blända av
You don't have to dip your lights

Expressions

blända av
dip one's lights

Questions

What does blända mean in English?

blända means “blind, dazzle”.

What is the past tense of blända?

The past tense of blända is bländade (“jag bländade”). The supine is bländat, used in “jag har bländat”.

What is the present tense of blända?

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

Nearby common words

blända is number 9,264 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,260smällare (fire)cracker
9,261spektakel scene, row
9,262fågelskrämma a scarecrow (effigy to deter birds)
9,263husrum temporary accommodation, shelter, lodging (a place to stay)
9,265skärrad excited, jumpy
9,266landsman a compatriot, a countryman
9,267skruvmejsel screwdriver (hand tool)
9,268kost diet, food

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