plana
Meaning
flatten (out); plane; to move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att plana | to flatten |
|---|---|---|
| Present | planar | jag planar |
| Past | planade | jag planade |
| Supine | planat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har planat | jag har planat |
| Past perfect | hade planat | jag hade planat |
| Future | ska plana | or: kommer att plana |
| Conditional | skulle plana | jag skulle plana |
| Imperative | plana! | a command |
| Present participle | planande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | planas |
|---|---|
| Present | planas |
| Past | planades |
| Supine | planats |
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 planar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise plana
1 / 2Yesterday I … (plana). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does plana mean in English?
plana means “flatten (out), plane; to move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water”.
What is the past tense of plana?
The past tense of plana is planade (“jag planade”). The supine is planat, used in “jag har planat”.
What is the present tense of plana?
planar, the same for every person: jag planar, du planar, vi planar.
Origin
From plan + -a.
Nearby common words
plana is number 1,895 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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