håna
See also: hana
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German hônen, from Old Saxon hōnian, from Proto-West Germanic *haunijan (“to humiliate”). Compare Danish håne.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
håna (present hånar, preterite hånade, supine hånat, imperative håna)
- to mock, deride, make fun of
- Synonyms: begabba, bespotta, driva med, förlöjliga, göra narr av, narra, reta, smäda
- De hånade honom för hans omoderna klädsel.
- They made fun of him for his outdated clothes.
- Han hånades för sin lantliga klädsel.
- He was mocked because of his rustic clothes.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of håna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | håna | hånas | ||
| Supine | hånat | hånats | ||
| Imperative | håna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hånen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hånar | hånade | hånas | hånades |
| Ind. plural1 | håna | hånade | hånas | hånades |
| Subjunctive2 | håne | hånade | hånes | hånades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hånande | |||
| Past participle | hånad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- håna in Svensk ordbok.