ringa in
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ring (“ring”) + -a + in (“in”)
Verb
[edit]ringa in (present ringar in, preterite ringade in, supine ringat in, imperative ringa in)
- to circle (draw a circle around)
- Hon ringade in den vänstra siffran
- She circled the left digit
- to encircle, to circle (surround)
- to pinpoint, to narrow down
- försöka ringa in problemet
- try to pinpoint the problem
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ringa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | ringa in | ringas in | ||
Supine | ringat in | ringats in | ||
Imperative | ringa in | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | ringen in | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | ringar in | ringade in | ringas in | ringades in |
Ind. plural1 | ringa in | ringade in | ringas in | ringades in |
Subjunctive2 | ringe in | ringade in | ringes in | ringades in |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | inringande | |||
Past participle | inringad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Verb
[edit]ringa in (present ringer in, preterite ringde in, supine ringt in, imperative ring in)
- to phone in, to ring in (contact a place or show or the like via a phone call)
- to ring in (ring a school bell to usher students in from recess)
- Antonym: ringa ut
- to ring in (figuratively usher in a new year or the like)
- Antonym: ringa ut
- Ring in det nya året!
- Ring in the new year!
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ringa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | ringa in | ringas in | ||
Supine | ringt in | ringts in | ||
Imperative | ring in | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | ringen in | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | ringer in | ringde in | rings in, ringes in | ringdes in |
Ind. plural1 | ringa in | ringde in | ringas in | ringdes in |
Subjunctive2 | ringe in | ringde in | ringes in | ringdes in |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | inringande | |||
Past participle | inringd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |