kröna
Meaning
crown
In Swedish: sätta krona på
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att kröna | to crown |
|---|---|---|
| Present | kröner | jag kröner |
| Past | krönte | jag krönte |
| Supine | krönt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har krönt | jag har krönt |
| Past perfect | hade krönt | jag hade krönt |
| Future | ska kröna | or: kommer att kröna |
| Conditional | skulle kröna | jag skulle kröna |
| Imperative | krön! | a command |
| Present participle | krönande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | krönt | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | krönas |
|---|---|
| Present | kröns |
| Past | kröntes |
| Supine | krönts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use kröner. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise kröna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (kröna). Which is the past tense?
kröna in a sentence
- försöken kröntes till sist med framgångthe attempts were finally crowned with success
- En magnifik karriär kröntes i VM-finalen 1998 på Stade de France med två mål och VM-guld.A magnificent career peaked in the world cup finals at Stade de France by two goals and the gold medal.
Questions
What does kröna mean in English?
kröna means “crown”.
What is the past tense of kröna?
The past tense of kröna is krönte (“jag krönte”). The supine is krönt, used in “jag har krönt”.
What is the present tense of kröna?
kröner, the same for every person: jag kröner, du kröner, vi kröner.
Origin
From Old Swedish krø̄na, krona + -a
Nearby common words
kröna is number 9,610 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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