Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

kristna

to Christianize, to make (someone) convert to Christianity, to christen (baptize, name)Also the plural of kristen.

Meaning

to Christianize, to make (someone) convert to Christianity; to christen (baptize, name)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kristna (Christianize)
Infinitive	att kristna	to Christianize
Present	kristnar	jag kristnar
Past	kristnade	jag kristnade
Supine	kristnat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har kristnat	jag har kristnat
Past perfect	hade kristnat	jag hade kristnat
Future	ska kristna	or: kommer att kristna
Conditional	skulle kristna	jag skulle kristna
Imperative	kristna!	a command
Present participle	kristnande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	kristnad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of kristna
Infinitive	kristnas
Present	kristnas
Past	kristnades
Supine	kristnats

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 kristnar. See the four verb groups explained.

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kristna in a sentence

Han kristnades till Bernt
He was christened Bernt

Questions

What does kristna mean in English?

kristna means “to Christianize, to make (someone) convert to Christianity, to christen (baptize, name)”.

What is the past tense of kristna?

The past tense of kristna is kristnade (“jag kristnade”). The supine is kristnat, used in “jag har kristnat”.

What is the present tense of kristna?

kristnar, the same for every person: jag kristnar, du kristnar, vi kristnar.

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish kristna or kristen + -a

Nearby common words

kristna is number 4,176 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,171shoppa go (be out) shopping, shop
4,172anmäld reported (to authorities or police), registered (as a participant)
4,173allierad allied
4,174skal shell, peel
4,177ivrig zealous, eager
4,178inkräktare trespasser
4,179rota rummage, root, poke, grub
4,180näve handful, fist

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary