ämna

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse efna, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃op-, *h₃ep-.

Verb

ämna (present ämnar, preterite ämnade, supine ämnat, imperative ämna)

  1. to intend to, to purpose

Conjugation

Conjugation of ämna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ämna ämnas
Supine ämnat ämnats
Imperative ämna —
Imper. plural1 ämnen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ämnar ämnade ämnas ämnades
Ind. plural1 ämna ämnade ämnas ämnades
Subjunctive2 ämne ämnade ämnes ämnades
Participles
Present participle ämnande
Past participle ämnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

Further reading

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