bända
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See also: banda
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Swedish bænda, from Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną. Cognate of English bend.
Verb[edit]
bända (present bänder, preterite bände, supine bänt, imperative bänd)
- pry (open something by means of leverage)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of bända (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bända | bändas | ||
| Supine | bänt | bänts | ||
| Imperative | bänd | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bänden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bänder | bände | bänds, bändes | bändes |
| Ind. plural1 | bända | bände | bändas | bändes |
| Subjunctive2 | bände | bände | bändes | bändes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bändande | |||
| Past participle | bänd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Further reading[edit]
- bända in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- bända in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)