vanära
vanära as a verb
Meaning
to disgrace
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vanära | to disgrace |
|---|---|---|
| Present | vanärar | jag vanärar |
| Past | vanärade | jag vanärade |
| Supine | vanärat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vanärat | jag har vanärat |
| Past perfect | hade vanärat | jag hade vanärat |
| Future | ska vanära | or: kommer att vanära |
| Conditional | skulle vanära | jag skulle vanära |
| Imperative | vanära! | a command |
| Present participle | vanärande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | vanärad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vanäras |
|---|---|
| Present | vanäras |
| Past | vanärades |
| Supine | vanärats |
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 vanärar. See the four verb groups explained.
vanära as a noun(en vanära)
Meaning
disgrace
In Swedish: förlust av respekt
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en vanära |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | vanäran |
vanära is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor vanära, den stora vanäran. Check another noun
Practise vanära
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vanära). Which is the past tense?
vanära in a sentence
- Staden vanäradesThe city was disgraced
- han har dragit vanära över hela släktenhe has brought disgrace upon the whole family
- Deras skamliga uppförande under konungens besök drog vanära över stadenTheir shameful behavior during the King's visit brought disgrace upon the city
Questions
What does vanära mean in English?
vanära means “to disgrace”.
Is it en vanära or ett vanära?
It is en vanära, and “the disgrace” is vanäran.
What is the past tense of vanära?
The past tense of vanära is vanärade (“jag vanärade”). The supine is vanärat, used in “jag har vanärat”.
What is the present tense of vanära?
vanärar, the same for every person: jag vanärar, du vanärar, vi vanärar.
Similar words
Origin
From van- + ära (“honor”).
Nearby common words
vanära is number 5,991 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,987avundsjuka envy
- 5,988börs purse, stock exchange
- 5,989käk grub
- 5,990suddig blurred
- 5,992inombords inboard, inwardly, inside (oneself)
- 5,993kvalificerad qualified, competent
- 5,994accent stress, accent
- 5,995citron lemon
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