lossna
Meaning
come loose
In Swedish: sluta att sitta fast, bli lös
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att lossna | to come loose |
|---|---|---|
| Present | lossnar | jag lossnar |
| Past | lossnade | jag lossnade |
| Supine | lossnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har lossnat | jag har lossnat |
| Past perfect | hade lossnat | jag hade lossnat |
| Future | ska lossna | or: kommer att lossna |
| Conditional | skulle lossna | jag skulle lossna |
| Imperative | lossna! | a command |
| Present participle | lossnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | lossnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | lossnas |
|---|---|
| Present | lossnas |
| Past | lossnades |
| Supine | lossnats |
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 lossnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise lossna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (lossna). Which is the past tense?
lossna in a sentence
- nu lossnar det äntligen för landslagetthings are finally taking off for the Swedish team
- hjulet har lossnatthe wheel has come loose
Questions
What does lossna mean in English?
lossna means “come loose”.
What is the past tense of lossna?
The past tense of lossna is lossnade (“jag lossnade”). The supine is lossnat, used in “jag har lossnat”.
What is the present tense of lossna?
lossnar, the same for every person: jag lossnar, du lossnar, vi lossnar.
Origin
From Old Swedish losna, from Old Norse losna.
Nearby common words
lossna is number 5,348 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,344diskuterad discussed
- 5,345vidta take, follow
- 5,346underrättad informed
- 5,347svett sweaty
- 5,349referens reference
- 5,350käke jaw
- 5,351stygga naughty
- 5,352mens [monthly] period
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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