stanna

Latin

Noun

stanna

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of stannum

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stadhna, from Old Norse staðna, derived from the past participle staðinn.

Pronunciation

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Verb

stanna (present stannar, preterite stannade, supine stannat, imperative stanna)

  1. to stay; to remain at a place
  2. to stop; to cease moving
  3. (colloquial) to turn off (an engine); to stop (someone); to tell or force someone or something to stop (the more formal synonym is stoppa)
    jag blev stannad av polisen
    I was stopped by the police

Conjugation

Conjugation of stanna (weak)
active passive
infinitive stanna stannas
supine stannat stannats
imperative stanna
imper. plural1 stannen
present past present past
indicative stannar stannade stannas stannades
ind. plural1 stanna stannade stannas stannades
subjunctive2 stanne stannade stannes stannades
present participle stannande
past participle stannad

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

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