gena
Meaning
to take a shortcut
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att gena | to take a shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Present | genar | jag genar |
| Past | genade | jag genade |
| Supine | genat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har genat | jag har genat |
| Past perfect | hade genat | jag hade genat |
| Future | ska gena | or: kommer att gena |
| Conditional | skulle gena | jag skulle gena |
| Imperative | gena! | a command |
| Present participle | genande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | genad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | genas |
|---|---|
| Present | genas |
| Past | genades |
| Supine | genats |
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 genar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise gena
1 / 2Yesterday I … (gena). Which is the past tense?
gena in a sentence
- De genade över gräsmattanThey took a shortcut across the lawn
Questions
What does gena mean in English?
gena means “to take a shortcut”.
What is the past tense of gena?
The past tense of gena is genade (“jag genade”). The supine is genat, used in “jag har genat”.
What is the present tense of gena?
genar, the same for every person: jag genar, du genar, vi genar.
Origin
From the adjective gen (“straight, through”), from Old Swedish gen, from Old Norse gegn, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“against”).
Nearby common words
gena is number 4,202 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 4,199överstökad over
- 4,200tumör tumour, tumor (US)
- 4,201demokrati democracy
- 4,203frivillig voluntary, optional
- 4,204vetenskaplig scientific
- 4,205bråkad braked (of flax)
- 4,206annons advert, advertisement
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