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ända

as far as, the whole way, right to/²ɛnda/

ända as an adverb

Meaning

as far as; the whole way; right to

In Swedish: hela sträckan (till en viss punkt)

ända as a noun(en ända)

Meaning

end; bottom; behind

In Swedish: slut, yttersta del

Forms

Forms of ända
Singular, indefinite	en ända
Singular, definite	ändan
Plural, indefinite	ändar
Plural, definite	ändarna

ända is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ända, den stora ändan. Check another noun

ända as an adjective

Meaning

misspelling of enda

ända as a verb

Meaning

to end

Conjugation

Conjugation of ända (end)
Infinitive	att ända	to end
Present	ändar	jag ändar
Past	ändade	jag ändade
Supine	ändat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har ändat	jag har ändat
Past perfect	hade ändat	jag hade ändat
Future	ska ända	or: kommer att ända
Conditional	skulle ända	jag skulle ända
Imperative	ända!	a command
Present participle	ändande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	ändad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of ända
Infinitive	ändas
Present	ändas
Past	ändades
Supine	ändats

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 ändar. See the four verb groups explained.

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What does ända mean?

ända in a sentence

ända fram till första världskriget
right up to World War I
jag kan köra dig ända hem
I can drive you the whole way home
Han sprang ända hem.
He ran all the way home.
spetsig i båda ändarna
sharp at both ends
i ena ändan av tåget
at one end of the train

Expressions

dagen i ända
all day long
få ändan ur vagnen
get on with it

Questions

What does ända mean in English?

ända means “as far as, the whole way”.

Is it en ända or ett ända?

It is en ända, and “the end” is ändan.

What is the plural of ända?

The plural of ända is ändar, and the definite plural is ändarna.

What is the past tense of ända?

The past tense of ända is ändade (“jag ändade”). The supine is ändat, used in “jag har ändat”.

What is the present tense of ända?

ändar, the same for every person: jag ändar, du ändar, vi ändar.

Similar words

bakslutrumpastussstjärt

Origin

Derived from the noun.

Nearby common words

ända is number 951 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

947farbror a paternal uncle, a term of address for an older man
948bland among, amongst
949levande living
950spåra trace, trail
952koll check
953spår trace, print
954låtsas pretend
955jättebra excellent

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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