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regna

rain/ˈreŋˌna/

Meaning

rain

In Swedish: falla regn

Conjugation

Conjugation of regna (rain)
Infinitive	att regna	to rain
Present	regnar	jag regnar
Past	regnade	jag regnade
Supine	regnat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har regnat	jag har regnat
Past perfect	hade regnat	jag hade regnat
Future	ska regna	or: kommer att regna
Conditional	skulle regna	jag skulle regna
Imperative	regna!	a command
Present participle	regnande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of regna
Infinitive	regnas
Present	regnas
Past	regnades
Supine	regnats

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 regnar. See the four verb groups explained.

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regna in a sentence

det har regnat hela hösten
it has rained all autumn
Regnar det?
Is it raining?

Expressions

låtsas som (om) det regnar
pretend it is raining

Questions

What does regna mean in English?

regna means “rain”.

What is the past tense of regna?

The past tense of regna is regnade (“jag regnade”). The supine is regnat, used in “jag har regnat”.

What is the present tense of regna?

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

Origin

Old Norse regna, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną, verbal form of *regną (“rain”)

Nearby common words

regna is number 2,469 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,465tänd lit, on (of a lamp or candle or other light source), lit (of a fire)
2,466house house music, house (a genre of music)
2,467häftig violent, impetuous
2,468bibliotek library
2,470tips tip, tip-off
2,471krav demand, requirement
2,472förtroende confidence, faith
2,473visum visa

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary