hämna

See also: hamna

Swedish

Verb

hämna (present hämnar, preterite hämnade, supine hämnat, imperative hämna)

  1. (transitive, somewhat dated) to avenge
    Synonym: hämnas
  2. (reflexive) to have unpleasant consequences, (sometimes) to come back to haunt
    Synonym: straffa sig

Conjugation

Conjugation of hämna (weak)
active passive
infinitive hämna hämnas
supine hämnat hämnats
imperative hämna —
imper. plural1 hämnen —
present past present past
indicative hämnar hämnade hämnas hämnades
ind. plural1 hämna hämnade hämnas hämnades
subjunctive2 hämne hämnade hämnes hämnades
present participle hämnande
past participle hämnad

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

References

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