ränna

Swedish edit

ränna c

a narrow, natural or constructed channel (usually open at the top) that conveys or might convey water (or another liquid, or something that might slide along it or the like); a gutter, a chute, a trough, a flume, a channel, etc.
a narrow fairway; a canal, a channel, etc.
1. a channel (open channel in an ice cover)
  Synonym: isränna (“ice channel”)

ränna (present ränner, preterite rände, supine ränt, imperative ränn)

to run ((back and forth) in a somewhat wild, hectic, or unruly manner – sometimes hyperbolically)
ränna omkring
run around

ränna (runt) på stan och leta presenter
run around town looking for presents

ränna på krogen
go to the pub all the time [disapprovingly]

ränna efter kjoltyg
chase after skirts (women)

Låt inte ungarna ränna på stan
Don't let your kids run around town

ungdomar som är ute och ränner på nätterna
kids [youth] who are out running around at night

Bonden kom rännandes och spottade och svor
The farmer came running, spitting and swearing
to run, to thrust (drive with force)
Han rände spjutet i fiendens rygg
He thrust the spear into the enemy's back
to run (into something, with force)
Tåget spårade ur och rände in i en lada
The train derailed and ran into a barn

Has a somewhat folksy tone, especially when used as a more general substitute for springa.

Conjugation of ränna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ränna		rännas
Supine	ränt		ränts
Imperative	ränn		—
Imper. plural¹	rännen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ränner	rände	ränns, rännes	rändes
Ind. plural¹	ränna	rände	rännas	rändes
Subjunctive²	ränne	rände	rännes	rändes
	Participles
Present participle	rännande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.