ända

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "anda"

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

ända (not comparable)

  1. all the way
    Han sprang ända hem.
    He ran all the way home.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ända c

  1. buttock, behind
  2. end (of a string etc.)
    Synonym: ände
Declension
Declension of ända 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ända ändan ändor ändorna
Genitive ändas ändans ändors ändornas
Related terms

Etymology 3

From Old Swedish ænda, from Old Norse enda, from Proto-Germanic *andijōną.

Verb

ända (present ändar, preterite ändade, supine ändat, imperative ända)

  1. to end
    Synonyms: göra slut på, avsluta
Conjugation
Conjugation of ända (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ända ändas
Supine ändat ändats
Imperative ända —
Imper. plural1 änden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ändar ändade ändas ändades
Ind. plural1 ända ändade ändas ändades
Subjunctive2 ände ändade ändes ändades
Participles
Present participle ändande
Past participle ändad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ända

  1. Misspelling of enda.

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