pränta in

Swedish

Etymology

pränta (“write”) +‎ in (“in”)

Verb

pränta in (present präntar in, preterite präntade in, supine präntat in, imperative pränta in)

1. to instill, to impress (something in someone's mind, through repetition or forcefulness or the like)

   Synonyms: pränta i, inpränta

   pränta in sjövett i någon

   instill safe boating practices in someone

Usage notes

Followed by the thing being instilled, whereas pränta i is followed by the person(s) in which something is instilled.

Declension

• pränta in in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pränta in in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Conjugation

Conjugation of pränta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	pränta in		präntas in
supine	präntat in		präntats in
imperative	pränta in		—
imper. plural1	pränten in		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	präntar in	präntade in	präntas in	präntades in
ind. plural1	pränta in	präntade in	präntas in	präntades in
subjunctive2	pränte in	präntade in	präntes in	präntades in
present participle		inpräntande
past participle		inpräntad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.