Swedish verb · noun

ränna

run about, run back and forth, gad about/ˈrɛˌna/

ränna as a verb

Meaning

run about, run back and forth, gad about

In Swedish: springa (fram och tillbaka) i onödan

Conjugation

Conjugation of ränna (run about)
Infinitive	att ränna	to run about
Present	ränner	jag ränner
Past	rände	jag rände
Supine	ränt	used after har / hade
Perfect	har ränt	jag har ränt
Past perfect	hade ränt	jag hade ränt
Future	ska ränna	or: kommer att ränna
Conditional	skulle ränna	jag skulle ränna
Imperative	ränn!	a command
Present participle	rännande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of ränna
Infinitive	rännas
Present	ränns
Past	rändes
Supine	ränts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use ränner. See the four verb groups explained.

ränna as a noun(en ränna)

Meaning

groove; channel

In Swedish: liten kanal

Forms

Forms of ränna
Singular, indefinite	en ränna
Singular, definite	rännan
Plural, indefinite	rännor
Plural, definite	rännorna

ränna is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ränna, den stora rännan. Check another noun

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ränna in a sentence

ungarna ränner omkring
the children are running about (coming and going)
ränna omkring
run around
ränna (runt) på stan och leta presenter
run around town looking for presents
ränna efter kjoltyg
chase after skirts (women)
Låt inte ungarna ränna på stan
Don't let your kids run around town
ungdomar som är ute och ränner på nätterna
kids [youth] who are out running around at night
Bonden kom rännandes och spottade och svor
The farmer came running, spitting and swearing

Words built with ränna

gödselränna fertilizer trench
isränna channel of open water through the ice

Questions

What does ränna mean in English?

ränna means “run about, run back and forth, gad about”.

Is it en ränna or ett ränna?

It is en ränna, and “the groove” is rännan.

What is the plural of ränna?

The plural of ränna is rännor, and the definite plural is rännorna.

What is the past tense of ränna?

The past tense of ränna is rände (“jag rände”). The supine is ränt, used in “jag har ränt”.

What is the present tense of ränna?

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

Similar words

springafåraskåralöparusa

Origin

Probably from Old Norse renna, yielding also Icelandic renna, Norwegian renne, Danish rende; from Proto-Germanic *rannijǭ, Also related to Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 (rinnō), Old High German rinna (both from *rinnǭ).

Nearby common words

ränna is number 7,650 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,645slappa relax, take it easy
7,646fyrverkerier fire-works, fireworks
7,647attentat (attempted) assassination, attack
7,648fiol violin, fiddle
7,651skalpell scalpel
7,652sound sound
7,653traktor tractor
7,654omoralisk unethical, immoral

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