gänga
gänga as a verb
Meaning
screw (on); thread
In Swedish: förse med gängor; fästa med gängor, skruva
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att gänga | to screw |
|---|---|---|
| Present | gängar | jag gängar |
| Past | gängade | jag gängade |
| Supine | gängat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har gängat | jag har gängat |
| Past perfect | hade gängat | jag hade gängat |
| Future | ska gänga | or: kommer att gänga |
| Conditional | skulle gänga | jag skulle gänga |
| Imperative | gänga! | a command |
| Present participle | gängande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | gängad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | gängas |
|---|---|
| Present | gängas |
| Past | gängades |
| Supine | gängats |
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 gängar. See the four verb groups explained.
gänga as a noun(en gänga)
Meaning
(screw)thread
In Swedish: spiralformat spår på skruv el. i mutter
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en gänga |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | gängan |
| Plural, indefinite | gängor |
| Plural, definite | gängorna |
gänga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gänga, den stora gängan. Check another noun
Practise gänga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (gänga). Which is the past tense?
Words built with gänga
- skruvgänga (screw)thread
Questions
What does gänga mean in English?
gänga means “screw (on), thread”.
Is it en gänga or ett gänga?
It is en gänga, and “the ” is gängan.
What is the plural of gänga?
The plural of gänga is gängor, and the definite plural is gängorna.
What is the past tense of gänga?
The past tense of gänga is gängade (“jag gängade”). The supine is gängat, used in “jag har gängat”.
What is the present tense of gänga?
gängar, the same for every person: jag gängar, du gängar, vi gängar.
Origin
From German Gänge, plural of Gang (“motion, movement, way; gear”).
Nearby common words
gänga is number 8,324 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,320biologiskt biologically
- 8,321ostört undisturbed
- 8,322skriftligt written, in writing
- 8,323grillfest an (outdoor) party highlighted by grilled food; a barbecue, a cookout
- 8,325hydda cabin, hut
- 8,326migrän migraine
- 8,327smed smith
- 8,328urna urn
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