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

• Audio:

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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
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

References

• “stanna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “stanna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “stanna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)