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
	Participles
Present participle	stannande
Past participle	stannad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avstanna
• stanna av

See also

• äggstanning
• stänga
• stoppa

Further reading

• stanna in Svensk ordbok.