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rymma

hold, escape, run away

Meaning

hold; escape; run away

In Swedish: (kunna) innehålla, ha plats för

Conjugation

Conjugation of rymma (hold)
Infinitive	att rymma	to hold
Present	rymmer	jag rymmer
Past	rymde	jag rymde
Supine	rymt	used after har / hade
Perfect	har rymt	jag har rymt
Past perfect	hade rymt	jag hade rymt
Future	ska rymma	or: kommer att rymma
Conditional	skulle rymma	jag skulle rymma
Imperative	rym!	a command
Present participle	rymmande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	rymd	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of rymma
Infinitive	rymmas
Present	rymms
Past	rymdes
Supine	rymts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use rymmer. See the four verb groups explained.

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rymma in a sentence

olika åsikter ryms inom samma parti
there is room for different opinions in one and the same party
hennes personlighet rymde våldsamma motsättningar
as a person, she was filled with conflict
kartongen rymmer hundra liter
the box holds a hundred litres
hon rymde hemifrån vid femton års ålder
she ran away from home at the age of fifteen
fem personer ryms i denna bil
five people can fit in this car

Questions

What does rymma mean in English?

rymma means “hold, escape”.

What is the past tense of rymma?

The past tense of rymma is rymde (“jag rymde”). The supine is rymt, used in “jag har rymt”.

What is the present tense of rymma?

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

Origin

From Old Swedish rȳma, from Old Norse rýma, from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną.

Nearby common words

rymma is number 1,198 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,194ålder age
1,195stackars poor
1,196väcka wake, arouse
1,197halv half
1,199våga dare
1,200utom beyond, outside
1,201nöjd satisfied
1,202fälla fell, pass sentence on

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