rämna
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See also: ramna
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse rifna, equivalent to riva (“to tear, to demolish”) + -na (“inchoative suffix”). -mn- via the sound change -fn- > -mn-, compare namn (< Old Norse nafn) and somna, lämna, formed in the same manner.
Verb
[edit]rämna (present rämnar, preterite rämnade, supine rämnat, imperative rämna)
- (violently) crack
- Synonym: spricka
- Det känns som att marken under mig rämnar.
- It feels like the ground beneath me is crumbling.
Conjugation of rämna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | rämna | rämnas | ||
| Supine | rämnat | rämnats | ||
| Imperative | rämna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | rämnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | rämnar | rämnade | rämnas | rämnades |
| Ind. plural1 | rämna | rämnade | rämnas | rämnades |
| Subjunctive2 | rämne | rämnade | rämnes | rämnades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | rämnande | |||
| Past participle | rämnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Usage notes
[edit]Whereas rämna signifies a large, violent crack, spricka signifies a smaller one. Thus, one would say that "marken rämnar" (the ground crumbles), but "glaset sprack" (the glass cracked).
Related terms
[edit]- riva (“to tear, to demolish”)
Noun
[edit]rämna c
Inflection
[edit]Declension of rämna
Further reading
[edit]- rämna in Svensk ordbok.