hänge
hänge as a verb
Meaning
devote; indulge (in = åt)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hänge | to devote |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hänger | jag hänger |
| Past | hängav | jag hängav |
| Supine | hängett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hängett | jag har hängett |
| Past perfect | hade hängett | jag hade hängett |
| Future | ska hänge | or: kommer att hänge |
| Conditional | skulle hänge | jag skulle hänge |
| Imperative | hänge! | a command |
| Present participle | hängivande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hängiven | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hänges |
|---|---|
| Present | hängs |
| Past | hängavs |
| Supine | hängetts |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use hänger. See the four verb groups explained.
hänge as a noun(ett hänge)
Meaning
catkin; ament; pendant
In Swedish: hängande blomställning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett hänge |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hänget |
| Plural, indefinite | hängen |
| Plural, definite | hängena |
hänge is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hänge, det stora hänget. Check another noun
Practise hänge
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hänge). Which is the past tense?
Words built with hänge
- björkhänge birch catkin
Questions
What does hänge mean in English?
hänge means “devote, indulge (in = åt)”.
Is it en hänge or ett hänge?
It is ett hänge, and “the catkin” is hänget.
What is the plural of hänge?
The plural of hänge is hängen, and the definite plural is hängena.
What is the past tense of hänge?
The past tense of hänge is hängav (“jag hängav”). The supine is hängett, used in “jag har hängett”.
What is the present tense of hänge?
hänger, the same for every person: jag hänger, du hänger, vi hänger.
Origin
From hänga.
Nearby common words
hänge is number 1,785 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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