vända

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See also: vanda, Vanda, vånda, and vænda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vænda, from Old Norse venda, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

vända (present vänder, preterite vände, supine vänt, imperative vänd)

  1. to turn
  2. (cooking) to flip (e.g. hamburgers), to fry on both sides
  3. (colloquial) a swing by, a pop, a (short) trip or visit
    en vända förbi butiken
    a swing by the store
    en vända på akuten
    a trip to the emergency department

Conjugation

Conjugation of vända (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive vända vändas
Supine vänt vänts
Imperative vänd —
Imper. plural1 vänden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative vänder vände vänds, vändes vändes
Ind. plural1 vända vände vändas vändes
Subjunctive2 vände vände vändes vändes
Participles
Present participle vändande
Past participle vänd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Noun

vända c

  1. a turn

Declension

Declension of vända 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vända vändan vändor vändorna
Genitive vändas vändans vändors vändornas

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References

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