dana
Meaning
fashion, shape, form, mould
In Swedish: ge (en viss) form
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att dana | to fashion |
|---|---|---|
| Present | danar | jag danar |
| Past | danade | jag danade |
| Supine | danat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har danat | jag har danat |
| Past perfect | hade danat | jag hade danat |
| Future | ska dana | or: kommer att dana |
| Conditional | skulle dana | jag skulle dana |
| Imperative | dana! | a command |
| Present participle | danande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | danad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | danas |
|---|---|
| Present | danas |
| Past | danades |
| Supine | danats |
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 danar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise dana
1 / 2Yesterday I … (dana). Which is the past tense?
dana in a sentence
- i barndomen danas karaktärenone's character is formed in childhood
Questions
What does dana mean in English?
dana means “fashion, shape, form, mould”.
What is the past tense of dana?
The past tense of dana is danade (“jag danade”). The supine is danat, used in “jag har danat”.
What is the present tense of dana?
danar, the same for every person: jag danar, du danar, vi danar.
Similar words
Origin
Borrowed from Danish danne, from Middle Low German dan (past participle of don), from Proto-Germanic *dōną.
Nearby common words
dana is number 3,003 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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