bona
Meaning
wax; polish
In Swedish: blanka, polera med blankmedel
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bona | to wax |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bonar | jag bonar |
| Past | bonade | jag bonade |
| Supine | bonat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bonat | jag har bonat |
| Past perfect | hade bonat | jag hade bonat |
| Future | ska bona | or: kommer att bona |
| Conditional | skulle bona | jag skulle bona |
| Imperative | bona! | a command |
| Present participle | bonande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bonad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bonas |
|---|---|
| Present | bonas |
| Past | bonades |
| Supine | bonats |
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 bonar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bona
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bona). Which is the past tense?
bona in a sentence
- bona golvwax the floor
- En hvirflande vals på slottssalens bonade och försåtligt hala parkettgolf.a whirling walz on the waxed and treacherously slippery parquet floor of the castle hall
Questions
What does bona mean in English?
bona means “wax, polish”.
What is the past tense of bona?
The past tense of bona is bonade (“jag bonade”). The supine is bonat, used in “jag har bonat”.
What is the present tense of bona?
bonar, the same for every person: jag bonar, du bonar, vi bonar.
Origin
From Middle Low German bônen, from Old Saxon *bōnōn, from Proto-West Germanic *bōnōn.
Nearby common words
bona is number 5,265 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,261bårhus a morgue; a building or room where dead bodies are kept
- 5,262dagsljus daylight (light from the sun (during the day)), daylight (publicity, exposure to public scrutiny)
- 5,263hjälpsam helpful
- 5,264porträtt portrait
- 5,266bås stall
- 5,267korn grain, barley
- 5,268legitimation identification
- 5,269lillen little one, punkin
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