tina
tina as a verb
Meaning
melt; thaw; defrost
In Swedish: smälta el. töa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tina | to melt |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tinar | jag tinar |
| Past | tinade | jag tinade |
| Supine | tinat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tinat | jag har tinat |
| Past perfect | hade tinat | jag hade tinat |
| Future | ska tina | or: kommer att tina |
| Conditional | skulle tina | jag skulle tina |
| Imperative | tina! | a command |
| Present participle | tinande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tinad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tinas |
|---|---|
| Present | tinas |
| Past | tinades |
| Supine | tinats |
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 tinar. See the four verb groups explained.
tina as a noun(en tina)
Meaning
a pot, a cage trap (type of fishing trap); a type of smaller (staved) tub (for food storage or transportation)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tina |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tinan |
| Plural, indefinite | tinor |
| Plural, definite | tinorna |
tina is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tina, den stora tinan. Check another noun
Practise tina
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tina). Which is the past tense?
tina in a sentence
- efter ett tag tinade han upp och började berättaafter a while he relaxed and started to talk
- tina upp de djupfrysta grönsakernadefrost the frozen vegetables
- Kan du tina den frysta fisken till ikväll?Can you thaw the frozen fish for tonight?
Questions
What does tina mean in English?
tina means “melt, thaw”.
Is it en tina or ett tina?
It is en tina, and “the a pot” is tinan.
What is the plural of tina?
The plural of tina is tinor, and the definite plural is tinorna.
What is the past tense of tina?
The past tense of tina is tinade (“jag tinade”). The supine is tinat, used in “jag har tinat”.
What is the present tense of tina?
tinar, the same for every person: jag tinar, du tinar, vi tinar.
Similar words
töa upp
Nearby common words
tina is number 2,899 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,895puss kiss, puddle
- 2,896juni June
- 2,897tatuering tattoo
- 2,898halvår a half-year (often six months)
- 2,900sport sport
- 2,901brygga landing-stage, bridge
- 2,902trollkarl a wizard, a magician, a sorcerer (man who can perform supernatural magic), a magician, a conjurer (performer of magic tricks)
- 2,903torr dry
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