Swedish verb· top 2,000 most common

ramla

fall

Meaning

fall

In Swedish: falla, trilla, rasa

Conjugation

Conjugation of ramla (fall)
Infinitive	att ramla	to fall
Present	ramlar	jag ramlar
Past	ramlade	jag ramlade
Supine	ramlat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har ramlat	jag har ramlat
Past perfect	hade ramlat	jag hade ramlat
Future	ska ramla	or: kommer att ramla
Conditional	skulle ramla	jag skulle ramla
Imperative	ramla!	a command
Present participle	ramlande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of ramla
Infinitive	ramlas
Present	ramlas
Past	ramlades
Supine	ramlats

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 ramlar. See the four verb groups explained.

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ramla in a sentence

laget ramlade ur elitserien
the team lost its place in the top division
hon ramlade av hästen
she fell off the horse
Pallkragen håller på att ramla isär
The pallet collar is [in the process of / on its way to] falling apart

Questions

What does ramla mean in English?

ramla means “fall”.

What is the past tense of ramla?

The past tense of ramla is ramlade (“jag ramlade”). The supine is ramlat, used in “jag har ramlat”.

What is the present tense of ramla?

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

Similar words

fallatrilla

Origin

From Old Swedish rambla, likely of imitative origin; compare Dutch rammelen, English rumble.

Nearby common words

ramla is number 1,842 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,838dagdrömma daydream
1,839jakt hunt, yacht
1,840sabba ruin, spoil
1,841skatt tax, duty
1,843löjligt ridiculously
1,844skapad created, shaped
1,845förbli stay, remain
1,846måndag Monday

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