börna

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

English burn or English burn rubber + -a

Verb

börna (present börnar, preterite börnade, supine börnat, imperative börna)

  1. (slang, sometimes with a particle, especially på or loss (“loose”)) to burn rubber; to burn out (accelerate sharply, drive very fast, apply the gas and brakes simultaneously, or spin the wheels)
    • 1993, Ronny & Ragge, “Köra fort som fan [Drive fast as hell]”, in Let's Pök! [Let's Bone!]‎[1]:
      Vi ska köra, köra fort som fan. Köra runt med bilen genom hela stan. Vi ska köra, köra fort som fan. Sladda loss och börna genom hela stan ikväll.
      We will [shall] drive, drive fast as hell. Drive around with the car through the whole town. We will drive, drive fast as hell. Drift [skid loose] and burn rubber through the whole town tonight.

Usage notes

Often so as to leave skid marks on the road and/or produce smoke, but also more generally.

Conjugation

Conjugation of börna (weak)
active passive
infinitive börna börnas
supine börnat börnats
imperative börna —
imper. plural1 börnen —
present past present past
indicative börnar börnade börnas börnades
ind. plural1 börna börnade börnas börnades
subjunctive2 börne börnade börnes börnades
present participle börnande
past participle börnad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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