Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

sona

atone for, expiate; make amends for

Meaning

atone for, expiate; make amends for

In Swedish: gottgöra

Conjugation

Conjugation of sona (atone for)
Infinitive	att sona	to atone for
Present	sonar	jag sonar
Past	sonade	jag sonade
Supine	sonat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har sonat	jag har sonat
Past perfect	hade sonat	jag hade sonat
Future	ska sona	or: kommer att sona
Conditional	skulle sona	jag skulle sona
Imperative	sona!	a command
Present participle	sonande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	sonad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of sona
Infinitive	sonas
Present	sonas
Past	sonades
Supine	sonats

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 sonar. See the four verb groups explained.

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sona in a sentence

sona sitt brott
expiate one's crime
Han ska få sona sina brott!
He will pay for his crimes!

Questions

What does sona mean in English?

sona means “atone for, expiate; make amends for”.

What is the past tense of sona?

The past tense of sona is sonade (“jag sonade”). The supine is sonat, used in “jag har sonat”.

What is the present tense of sona?

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

Nearby common words

sona is number 3,694 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,690begåvad talented, gifted
3,691blinka blink, wink
3,692brann burned, burnt
3,693framstå seem, appear
3,695kampanj campaign
3,696fattas be missing (short, lacking)
3,697missta mistake
3,698snoka pry, poke

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