rodna
Meaning
blush, redden
In Swedish: bli röd (i ansiktet)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att rodna | to blush |
|---|---|---|
| Present | rodnar | jag rodnar |
| Past | rodnade | jag rodnade |
| Supine | rodnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har rodnat | jag har rodnat |
| Past perfect | hade rodnat | jag hade rodnat |
| Future | ska rodna | or: kommer att rodna |
| Conditional | skulle rodna | jag skulle rodna |
| Imperative | rodna! | a command |
| Present participle | rodnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | rodnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | rodnas |
|---|---|
| Present | rodnas |
| Past | rodnades |
| Supine | rodnats |
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 rodnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise rodna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (rodna). Which is the past tense?
rodna in a sentence
- hon rodnade av blygselshe blushed shyly
Questions
What does rodna mean in English?
rodna means “blush, redden”.
What is the past tense of rodna?
The past tense of rodna is rodnade (“jag rodnade”). The supine is rodnat, used in “jag har rodnat”.
What is the present tense of rodna?
rodnar, the same for every person: jag rodnar, du rodnar, vi rodnar.
Origin
From Old Swedish rudhna, equivalent to röd + -na.
Nearby common words
rodna is number 6,969 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,965tveksam doubtful, hesitant
- 6,966utbringa propose, call for
- 6,967bianco a pizza without tomato sauce
- 6,968efterlysa would like to see, make inquiries about
- 6,970berömmelse fame, renown
- 6,971förvarning premonition, forewarning
- 6,972indikera indicate
- 6,973motgång misfortune, adversity
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