stena
Meaning
stone
In Swedish: döda genom att kasta sten
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att stena | to stone |
|---|---|---|
| Present | stenar | jag stenar |
| Past | stenade | jag stenade |
| Supine | stenat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har stenat | jag har stenat |
| Past perfect | hade stenat | jag hade stenat |
| Future | ska stena | or: kommer att stena |
| Conditional | skulle stena | jag skulle stena |
| Imperative | stena! | a command |
| Present participle | stenande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | stenad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | stenas |
|---|---|
| Present | stenas |
| Past | stenades |
| Supine | stenats |
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 stenar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise stena
1 / 2Yesterday I … (stena). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does stena mean in English?
stena means “stone”.
What is the past tense of stena?
The past tense of stena is stenade (“jag stenade”). The supine is stenat, used in “jag har stenat”.
What is the present tense of stena?
stenar, the same for every person: jag stenar, du stenar, vi stenar.
Nearby common words
stena is number 3,135 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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