Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

löna

reward, pay, Pay off, to pay

Meaning

reward; pay; Pay off; to pay; to pay off

Conjugation

Conjugation of löna (reward)
Infinitive	att löna	to reward
Present	lönar	jag lönar
Past	lönade	jag lönade
Supine	lönat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har lönat	jag har lönat
Past perfect	hade lönat	jag hade lönat
Future	ska löna	or: kommer att löna
Conditional	skulle löna	jag skulle löna
Imperative	löna!	a command
Present participle	lönande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	lönad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of löna
Infinitive	lönas
Present	lönas
Past	lönades
Supine	lönats

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 lönar. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise löna

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Yesterday I … (löna). Which is the past tense?

löna in a sentence

Det lönar sig alltid att sluta röka.
It always pays off to stop smoking.
Ibland lönar det sig att ta risker.
Sometimes it pays off to take risks.

Questions

What does löna mean in English?

löna means “reward, pay”.

What is the past tense of löna?

The past tense of löna is lönade (“jag lönade”). The supine is lönat, used in “jag har lönat”.

What is the present tense of löna?

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

Origin

From Old Swedish løna, from Old Norse launa, from laun + -a, equivalent to lön + -a.

Nearby common words

löna is number 4,068 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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4,065kloster monastery, nunnery (nunnekloster)
4,066nämligen namely, for
4,067tillträde admission, taking possession
4,069koloni colony, summer (holiday) camp
4,070dödsorsak a cause of death
4,071ugn oven
4,072hoppsan oops, uh oh

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