rena
Meaning
clean
In Swedish: göra ren
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att rena | to clean |
|---|---|---|
| Present | renar | jag renar |
| Past | renade | jag renade |
| Supine | renat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har renat | jag har renat |
| Past perfect | hade renat | jag hade renat |
| Future | ska rena | or: kommer att rena |
| Conditional | skulle rena | jag skulle rena |
| Imperative | rena! | a command |
| Present participle | renande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | renad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | renas |
|---|---|
| Present | renas |
| Past | renades |
| Supine | renats |
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 renar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise rena
1 / 2Yesterday I … (rena). Which is the past tense?
rena in a sentence
- oljan måste renasthe oil must be purified
Questions
What does rena mean in English?
rena means “clean”.
What is the past tense of rena?
The past tense of rena is renade (“jag renade”). The supine is renat, used in “jag har renat”.
What is the present tense of rena?
renar, the same for every person: jag renar, du renar, vi renar.
Origin
ren + -a
Nearby common words
rena is number 1,121 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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