grina
Meaning
grin; guffaw; cry; whine
In Swedish: skratta, flina
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att grina | to grin |
|---|---|---|
| Present | grinar | jag grinar |
| Past | grinade | jag grinade |
| Supine | grinat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har grinat | jag har grinat |
| Past perfect | hade grinat | jag hade grinat |
| Future | ska grina | or: kommer att grina |
| Conditional | skulle grina | jag skulle grina |
| Imperative | grina! | a command |
| Present participle | grinande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | grinas |
|---|---|
| Present | grinas |
| Past | grinades |
| Supine | grinats |
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 grinar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise grina
1 / 2Yesterday I … (grina). Which is the past tense?
grina in a sentence
- grina åt någotGuffaw at sth.
- grina för någotWhine about sth.
- Olle började grina när Lisa slog honomOlle started crying when Lisa hit him
- grina för minsta lillacry at the slightest thing
- grina illagrimace [usually due to pain (especially from sports injuries) – or from strong dislike or the like]
- en grinande dödskallea grinning skull [idiomatically, though focusing more on the "grimace" in Swedish (evoking a more macabre feeling)]
- hångrinasmile a mocking smile
- grina upp sigput on a (put-on) smile
Questions
What does grina mean in English?
grina means “grin, guffaw”.
What is the past tense of grina?
The past tense of grina is grinade (“jag grinade”). The supine is grinat, used in “jag har grinat”.
What is the present tense of grina?
grinar, the same for every person: jag grinar, du grinar, vi grinar.
Origin
From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.
Nearby common words
grina is number 9,975 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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