omfamna
Meaning
embrace
In Swedish: slå armarna om, krama
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att omfamna | to embrace |
|---|---|---|
| Present | omfamnar | jag omfamnar |
| Past | omfamnade | jag omfamnade |
| Supine | omfamnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har omfamnat | jag har omfamnat |
| Past perfect | hade omfamnat | jag hade omfamnat |
| Future | ska omfamna | or: kommer att omfamna |
| Conditional | skulle omfamna | jag skulle omfamna |
| Imperative | omfamna! | a command |
| Present participle | omfamnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | omfamnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | omfamnas |
|---|---|
| Present | omfamnas |
| Past | omfamnades |
| Supine | omfamnats |
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 omfamnar. See the four verb groups explained.
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Questions
What does omfamna mean in English?
omfamna means “embrace”.
What is the past tense of omfamna?
The past tense of omfamna is omfamnade (“jag omfamnade”). The supine is omfamnat, used in “jag har omfamnat”.
What is the present tense of omfamna?
omfamnar, the same for every person: jag omfamnar, du omfamnar, vi omfamnar.
Similar words
Origin
om (“about, around”) + famn (“arms, embrace”) + -a.
Nearby common words
omfamna is number 6,151 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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