en tunna
tunna as a noun(en tunna)
Meaning
barrel
In Swedish: stort cylindriskt (och buktigt) förvaringskärl
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tunna |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tunnan |
| Plural, indefinite | tunnor |
| Plural, definite | tunnorna |
tunna is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tunna, den stora tunnan. Check another noun
tunna as a verb
Meaning
to make or become thin or sparse, to disperse, to fade (used with prepositions ut, (rare) ur, (rare) av).
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tunna | to make or become thin or sparse |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tunnar | jag tunnar |
| Past | tunnade | jag tunnade |
| Supine | tunnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tunnat | jag har tunnat |
| Past perfect | hade tunnat | jag hade tunnat |
| Future | ska tunna | or: kommer att tunna |
| Conditional | skulle tunna | jag skulle tunna |
| Imperative | tunna! | a command |
| Present participle | tunnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tunnas |
|---|---|
| Present | tunnas |
| Past | tunnades |
| Supine | tunnats |
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 tunnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tunna
1 / 2Is it en tunna or ett tunna?
tunna in a sentence
- åtminstone hade hans ansikte spår av en gammal våldsam solbränna, som för länge sedan hade tunnats ut till gultat least his face bore traces of an old grim tan, which long ago had faded to yellow
- Månen föll och stjärnorna tunnade av.The moon fell and the stars dispersed.
Words built with tunna
- vattentunna water barrel
Questions
What does tunna mean in English?
tunna means “barrel”.
Is it en tunna or ett tunna?
It is en tunna, and “the barrel” is tunnan.
What is the plural of tunna?
The plural of tunna is tunnor, and the definite plural is tunnorna.
What is the past tense of tunna?
The past tense of tunna is tunnade (“jag tunnade”). The supine is tunnat, used in “jag har tunnat”.
What is the present tense of tunna?
tunnar, the same for every person: jag tunnar, du tunnar, vi tunnar.
Similar words
byttafat
Origin
From tunn.
Nearby common words
tunna is number 3,805 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary