Swedish verb

mogna

ripen, matureAlso the plural of mogen.

Meaning

ripen; mature

In Swedish: bli mogen

Conjugation

Conjugation of mogna (ripen)
Infinitiveatt mognato ripen
Presentmognarjag mognar
Pastmognadejag mognade
Supinemognatused after har / hade
Perfecthar mognatjag har mognat
Past perfecthade mognatjag hade mognat
Futureska mognaor: kommer att mogna
Conditionalskulle mognajag skulle mogna
Imperativemogna!a command
Present participlemognande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participlemognadused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of mogna
Infinitivemognas
Presentmognas
Pastmognades
Supinemognats

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 mognar. See the four verb groups explained.

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mogna in a sentence

  • äpplena mognar
    the apples are ripening

Questions

What does mogna mean in English?

mogna means “ripen, mature”.

What is the past tense of mogna?

The past tense of mogna is mognade (“jag mognade”). The supine is mognat, used in “jag har mognat”.

What is the present tense of mogna?

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

Origin

mogen (“mature”) + -a

Nearby common words

mogna is number 5,383 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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