vända
vända as a verb
Meaning
turn
In Swedish: (få att) ändra läge eller riktning
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att vända | to turn |
|---|---|---|
| Present | vänder | jag vänder |
| Past | vände | jag vände |
| Supine | vänt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har vänt | jag har vänt |
| Past perfect | hade vänt | jag hade vänt |
| Future | ska vända | or: kommer att vända |
| Conditional | skulle vända | jag skulle vända |
| Imperative | vänd! | a command |
| Present participle | vändande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | vänd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | vändas |
|---|---|
| Present | vänds |
| Past | vändes |
| Supine | vänts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use vänder. See the four verb groups explained.
vända as a noun(en vända)
Meaning
turn
In Swedish: runda, varv
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en vända |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | vändan |
| Plural, indefinite | vändor |
| Plural, definite | vändorna |
vända is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor vända, den stora vändan. Check another noun
Practise vända
1 / 2Yesterday I … (vända). Which is the past tense?
vända in a sentence
- vända sig omturn round
- vända bladturn the page
- han var här men vände i trappanhe was here but turned back on the stairs
- vända en utvecklingreverse a trend
- en vända förbi butikena swing by the store
- en vända på akutena trip to the emergency department
- köra en vända med bilengo for a spin in the car
Questions
What does vända mean in English?
vända means “turn”.
Is it en vända or ett vända?
It is en vända, and “the turn” is vändan.
What is the plural of vända?
The plural of vända is vändor, and the definite plural is vändorna.
What is the past tense of vända?
The past tense of vända is vände (“jag vände”). The supine is vänt, used in “jag har vänt”.
What is the present tense of vända?
vänder, the same for every person: jag vänder, du vänder, vi vänder.
Origin
From Old Swedish vænda, from Old Norse venda, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną.
Nearby common words
vända is number 596 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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