Swedish verb · adjective

rama

to frame (put a frame around), to give somebody a lift on a bicycle

rama as a verb

Meaning

to frame (put a frame around); to give somebody a lift on a bicycle

Conjugation

Conjugation of rama (frame)
Infinitive	att rama	to frame
Present	ramar	jag ramar
Past	ramade	jag ramade
Supine	ramat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har ramat	jag har ramat
Past perfect	hade ramat	jag hade ramat
Future	ska rama	or: kommer att rama
Conditional	skulle rama	jag skulle rama
Imperative	rama!	a command
Present participle	ramande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	ramad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of rama
Infinitive	ramas
Present	ramas
Past	ramades
Supine	ramats

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 ramar. See the four verb groups explained.

rama as an adjective

Meaning

only used in rena rama

Practise rama

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Yesterday I … (rama). Which is the past tense?

Expressions

rena rama (skövlingen)
nothing less than (devastation)

Questions

What does rama mean in English?

rama means “to frame (put a frame around), to give somebody a lift on a bicycle”.

What is the past tense of rama?

The past tense of rama is ramade (“jag ramade”). The supine is ramat, used in “jag har ramat”.

What is the present tense of rama?

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

Origin

From ram (“frame”) + -a.

Nearby common words

rama is number 6,534 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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6,533förbaskad confounded
6,535limousin a limousine (luxury sedan)
6,536i morgon tomorrow
6,537svan swan
6,538sponsra sponsor

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