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sno

wind, twist, twine, turn/snuː/

Meaning

wind; twist; twine; turn; pinch; steal

In Swedish: vira, linda

Conjugation

Conjugation of sno (wind)
Infinitive	att sno	to wind
Present	snor	jag snor
Past	snodde	jag snodde
Supine	snott	used after har / hade
Perfect	har snott	jag har snott
Past perfect	hade snott	jag hade snott
Future	ska sno	or: kommer att sno
Conditional	skulle sno	jag skulle sno
Imperative	sno!	a command
Present participle	snoende	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	snodd	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of sno
Infinitive	snos
Present	snos
Past	snoddes
Supine	snotts

Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use snor. See the four verb groups explained.

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sno in a sentence

sno ett band runt flätan
tie a ribbon round the plait
hon snodde ett guldarmband
she pinched a gold bracelet
Han snodde runt
He turned around
Sno sig!
Hurry up!

Questions

What does sno mean in English?

sno means “wind, twist”.

What is the past tense of sno?

The past tense of sno is snodde (“jag snodde”). The supine is snott, used in “jag har snott”.

What is the present tense of sno?

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

Similar words

tjuvastjälaskyndaknyckavirasnatta

Origin

From Old Swedish snō, snōa, from Old Norse *snóa, from Proto-Germanic *snōaną (“to wind; twist; braid”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneh₁(i)- (“to twist; turn; wind; braid; plait”).

Nearby common words

sno is number 2,041 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,037rättegång a trial
2,038mörka to hide; to perform a cover-up
2,039reagera react
2,040snarare if anything, rather
2,042söta sweeten
2,043konto account
2,044stryk thrashing, beating
2,045krona heads, krona

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