blekna
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]blekna (present bleknar, preterite bleknade, supine bleknat, imperative blekna)
- (intransitive) to pale; to become pale
- (sometimes with bort (“away”)) to fade
- Minnena började blekna bort
- The memories began to fade away
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | blekna | — | ||
| supine | bleknat | — | ||
| imperative | blekna | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bleknen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bleknar | bleknade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | blekna | bleknade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | blekne | bleknade | — | — |
| present participle | bleknande | |||
| past participle | bleknad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- blekna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- blekna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- blekna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)