brännas

Swedish

Verb

brännas (present bränns, preterite brändes, supine bränts)

1. passive infinitive of bränna
2. (deponent) to sting (inflict a burning sensation, of for example nettles)

   Brännässlor bränns

   Stinging nettles sting

   Wasabi bränns i näsan

   Wasabi burns/stings in your nose

3. (deponent, impersonal) to be getting close (in a game where someone is looking for some object or the like, or figuratively)

   Bränns det?

   Am I getting close?

References

• brännas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brännas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brännas in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)