gunga
gunga as a verb
Meaning
swing
In Swedish: svänga fram och tillbaka, vaja, kränga
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att gunga | to swing |
|---|---|---|
| Present | gungar | jag gungar |
| Past | gungade | jag gungade |
| Supine | gungat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har gungat | jag har gungat |
| Past perfect | hade gungat | jag hade gungat |
| Future | ska gunga | or: kommer att gunga |
| Conditional | skulle gunga | jag skulle gunga |
| Imperative | gunga! | a command |
| Present participle | gungande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | gungad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | gungas |
|---|---|
| Present | gungas |
| Past | gungades |
| Supine | gungats |
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 gungar. See the four verb groups explained.
gunga as a noun(en gunga)
Meaning
swing
In Swedish: bräda som hänger i två linor och kan svänga fram och tillbaka
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en gunga |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | gungan |
| Plural, indefinite | gungor |
| Plural, definite | gungorna |
gunga is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gunga, den stora gungan. Check another noun
Practise gunga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (gunga). Which is the past tense?
gunga in a sentence
- båten gungarthe boat is rocking
- bli gungadbe pushed on a swing
- gunga i en gungstolrock in a rocking chair
Words built with gunga
- gungstol rocking chair
Questions
What does gunga mean in English?
gunga means “swing”.
Is it en gunga or ett gunga?
It is en gunga, and “the swing” is gungan.
What is the plural of gunga?
The plural of gunga is gungor, and the definite plural is gungorna.
What is the past tense of gunga?
The past tense of gunga is gungade (“jag gungade”). The supine is gungat, used in “jag har gungat”.
What is the present tense of gunga?
gungar, the same for every person: jag gungar, du gungar, vi gungar.
Similar words
svajavagga
Origin
Attested in 1685, from an unattested Old Swedish *gunga, from Old Norse *gunga (found in the Old Norse proper noun Gungnir).
Nearby common words
gunga is number 5,133 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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