vinda
vinda as a verb
Meaning
squint
In Swedish: ha ögonen riktade åt olika håll, skela
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vinda | to squint |
|---|---|---|
| Present | vindar | jag vindar |
| Past | vindade | jag vindade |
| Supine | vindat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vindat | jag har vindat |
| Past perfect | hade vindat | jag hade vindat |
| Future | ska vinda | or: kommer att vinda |
| Conditional | skulle vinda | jag skulle vinda |
| Imperative | vinda! | a command |
| Present participle | vindande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | vindad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vindas |
|---|---|
| Present | vindas |
| Past | vindades |
| Supine | vindats |
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 vindar. See the four verb groups explained.
vinda as a noun(en vinda)
Meaning
a swift, a tool to bundle (twist, wind) yarn; a plant of the genus Convolvulus, bindweed
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en vinda |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | vindan |
| Plural, indefinite | vindor |
| Plural, definite | vindorna |
vinda is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor vinda, den stora vindan. Check another noun
Practise vinda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vinda). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does vinda mean in English?
vinda means “squint”.
Is it en vinda or ett vinda?
It is en vinda, and “the a swift” is vindan.
What is the plural of vinda?
The plural of vinda is vindor, and the definite plural is vindorna.
What is the past tense of vinda?
The past tense of vinda is vindade (“jag vindade”). The supine is vindat, used in “jag har vindat”.
What is the present tense of vinda?
vindar, the same for every person: jag vindar, du vindar, vi vindar.
Origin
From Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.
Nearby common words
vinda is number 2,918 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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