runga
Swedish
editVerb
editrunga (present rungar, preterite rungade, supine rungat, imperative runga)
- (often in the present participle "rungande") to resound (including figuratively)
- rungande applåder
- resounding applause
- Resultatet av omröstningen blev ett rungande nej
- The result of the vote was a resounding no
- Rummet rungade av skratt
- The room resounded with laughter
- en rungade örfil
- a powerful ("resounding") slap over the side of the head (idiomatic)
Conjugation
editConjugation of runga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | runga | — | ||
| Supine | rungat | — | ||
| Imperative | runga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | rungen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | rungar | rungade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | runga | rungade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | runge | rungade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | rungande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
editVenda
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-tʊ́nga.
Verb
editrunga
- to sew