tyna
Meaning
fade
In Swedish: avta, försvagas
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tyna | to fade |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tynar | jag tynar |
| Past | tynade | jag tynade |
| Supine | tynat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tynat | jag har tynat |
| Past perfect | hade tynat | jag hade tynat |
| Future | ska tyna | or: kommer att tyna |
| Conditional | skulle tyna | jag skulle tyna |
| Imperative | tyna! | a command |
| Present participle | tynande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tynas |
|---|---|
| Present | tynas |
| Past | tynades |
| Supine | tynats |
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 tynar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tyna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tyna). Which is the past tense?
tyna in a sentence
- en tynande lågaa dying flame
Questions
What does tyna mean in English?
tyna means “fade”.
What is the past tense of tyna?
The past tense of tyna is tynade (“jag tynade”). The supine is tynat, used in “jag har tynat”.
What is the present tense of tyna?
tynar, the same for every person: jag tynar, du tynar, vi tynar.
Origin
Inherited from Old Norse týna, from Proto-Germanic *tiunijaną.
Nearby common words
tyna is number 9,381 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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