jämna
Meaning
to flatten, to level, to equalize
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att jämna | to flatten |
|---|---|---|
| Present | jämnar | jag jämnar |
| Past | jämnade | jag jämnade |
| Supine | jämnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har jämnat | jag har jämnat |
| Past perfect | hade jämnat | jag hade jämnat |
| Future | ska jämna | or: kommer att jämna |
| Conditional | skulle jämna | jag skulle jämna |
| Imperative | jämna! | a command |
| Present participle | jämnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | jämnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | jämnas |
|---|---|
| Present | jämnas |
| Past | jämnades |
| Supine | jämnats |
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 jämnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise jämna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (jämna). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does jämna mean in English?
jämna means “to flatten, to level, to equalize”.
What is the past tense of jämna?
The past tense of jämna is jämnade (“jag jämnade”). The supine is jämnat, used in “jag har jämnat”.
What is the present tense of jämna?
jämnar, the same for every person: jag jämnar, du jämnar, vi jämnar.
Origin
From Old Swedish iæmna.
Nearby common words
jämna is number 5,097 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,093marsch march
- 5,094underlätta facilitate, facilitate, make easy (easier)
- 5,095gammaldags old-fashioned
- 5,096sax shears, [pair of] scissors
- 5,098krångla make difficult, malfunction
- 5,099retirera retreat
- 5,100plast plastic
- 5,101prisa praise
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