gänga
Swedish
Etymology
From German Gänge, plural of Gang (“motion, movement, way; gear”).
Noun
gänga c
- a thread (of a screw)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gänga | gängas |
| definite | gängan | gängans | |
| plural | indefinite | gängor | gängors |
| definite | gängorna | gängornas |
Verb
gänga (present gängar, preterite gängade, supine gängat, imperative gänga)
- to produce screw threads
- (colloquial, reflexive) to marry
- (slang) to screw (have sex (with))
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gänga | gängas | ||
| supine | gängat | gängats | ||
| imperative | gänga | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | gängen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | gängar | gängade | gängas | gängades |
| ind. plural1 | gänga | gängade | gängas | gängades |
| subjunctive2 | gänge | gängade | gänges | gängades |
| present participle | gängande | |||
| past participle | gängad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
- (marry): gifta sig
Related terms
- gänga ur