nämna

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See also: namna and næmna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish næmna, from Old Norse nefna, nemna, from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

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Verb

nämna (present nämner, preterite nämnde, supine nämnt, imperative nämn)

  1. to mention, to name
    Hon nämnde att du var sjuk.
    She mentioned that you were ill.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nämna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive nämna nämnas
Supine nämnt nämnts
Imperative nämn —
Imper. plural1 nämnen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative nämner nämnde nämns, nämnes nämndes
Ind. plural1 nämna nämnde nämnas nämndes
Subjunctive2 nämne nämnde nämnes nämndes
Participles
Present participle nämnande
Past participle nämnd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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