pina
pina as a verb
Meaning
torment
In Swedish: orsaka pina
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att pina | to torment |
|---|---|---|
| Present | pinar | jag pinar |
| Past | pinade | jag pinade |
| Supine | pinat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har pinat | jag har pinat |
| Past perfect | hade pinat | jag hade pinat |
| Future | ska pina | or: kommer att pina |
| Conditional | skulle pina | jag skulle pina |
| Imperative | pina! | a command |
| Present participle | pinande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | pinad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | pinas |
|---|---|
| Present | pinas |
| Past | pinades |
| Supine | pinats |
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 pinar. See the four verb groups explained.
pina as a noun(en pina)
Meaning
suffering; pain
In Swedish: ihållande smärta
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en pina |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | pinan |
| Plural, indefinite | pinor |
| Plural, definite | pinorna |
pina is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor pina, den stora pinan. Check another noun
Practise pina
1 / 2Yesterday I … (pina). Which is the past tense?
pina in a sentence
- en pinad människaa tormented person
Questions
What does pina mean in English?
pina means “torment”.
Is it en pina or ett pina?
It is en pina, and “the suffering” is pinan.
What is the plural of pina?
The plural of pina is pinor, and the definite plural is pinorna.
What is the past tense of pina?
The past tense of pina is pinade (“jag pinade”). The supine is pinat, used in “jag har pinat”.
What is the present tense of pina?
pinar, the same for every person: jag pinar, du pinar, vi pinar.
Similar words
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish pina, from Old Norse pína, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).
Nearby common words
pina is number 5,409 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,405sked spoon, spoonful
- 5,406skärma to shield, to screen (block with a screen)
- 5,407stråle squirt, jet
- 5,408aktiverad activated
- 5,410rumskompis roommate, room mate
- 5,411inställd cancelled
- 5,412pack rabble, pack
- 5,413övertygelse conviction
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