blekna
Meaning
fade; turn pale
In Swedish: bli blek
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att blekna | to fade |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bleknar | jag bleknar |
| Past | bleknade | jag bleknade |
| Supine | bleknat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bleknat | jag har bleknat |
| Past perfect | hade bleknat | jag hade bleknat |
| Future | ska blekna | or: kommer att blekna |
| Conditional | skulle blekna | jag skulle blekna |
| Imperative | blekna! | a command |
| Present participle | bleknande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bleknad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bleknas |
|---|---|
| Present | bleknas |
| Past | bleknades |
| Supine | bleknats |
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 bleknar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise blekna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (blekna). Which is the past tense?
blekna in a sentence
- Minnena började blekna bortThe memories began to fade away
Questions
What does blekna mean in English?
blekna means “fade, turn pale”.
What is the past tense of blekna?
The past tense of blekna is bleknade (“jag bleknade”). The supine is bleknat, used in “jag har bleknat”.
What is the present tense of blekna?
bleknar, the same for every person: jag bleknar, du bleknar, vi bleknar.
Similar words
vitnamista färgen
Origin
blek + -na
Nearby common words
blekna is number 6,780 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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