Swedish verb

rimma

rhyme, fit, agree, tally, salt (lightly)

Meaning

rhyme; fit, agree, tally; salt (lightly)

In Swedish: bilda rim

Conjugation

Conjugation of rimma (rhyme)
Infinitive	att rimma	to rhyme
Present	rimmar	jag rimmar
Past	rimmade	jag rimmade
Supine	rimmat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har rimmat	jag har rimmat
Past perfect	hade rimmat	jag hade rimmat
Future	ska rimma	or: kommer att rimma
Conditional	skulle rimma	jag skulle rimma
Imperative	rimma!	a command
Present participle	rimmande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	rimmad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of rimma
Infinitive	rimmas
Present	rimmas
Past	rimmades
Supine	rimmats

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 rimmar. See the four verb groups explained.

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rimma in a sentence

"hjärta" rimmar med "smärta"
"heart" rhymes with "smart"
detta rimmar illa med hennes tidigare uttalanden
this does not agree (coincide) with her earlier statements
Om man säger "katt" följt av "hatt" så rimmar man
If you say "cat" followed by "hat, " you're rhyming
rimmad vers
rhymed verse
"Katt" rimmar på "hatt"
"Cat" rhymes with "hat"
Hans handlingar rimmar illa med hans påstådda värderingar
His actions are at odds [rhyme poorly] with the values he says he stands for

Questions

What does rimma mean in English?

rimma means “rhyme, fit, agree, tally”.

What is the past tense of rimma?

The past tense of rimma is rimmade (“jag rimmade”). The supine is rimmat, used in “jag har rimmat”.

What is the present tense of rimma?

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

Nearby common words

rimma is number 6,988 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,984serietidning a comic book (periodical containing primarily comics)
6,985dryg ample, more than
6,986tillrätta alternative form of till rätta
6,987hyfsat rather, quite
6,989flata flat side (of something), a flat
6,990skotte Scotsman, Scot
6,991befängd ridiculous, absurd
6,992bestiga ascend, mount

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