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Swedish verb · Group 4 (strong / irregular)

hinna conjugation


att hinna means “reach, advance”. Present hinner, past hann, supine hunnit.

FormSwedishEnglish pattern
Infinitiveatt hinnato …
PresenthinnerI …, he …s
Past (preteritum)hannI …ed
Supine (perfect)har hunnithave …ed
Past perfecthade hunnithad …ed
Futureska hinna / kommer att hinnawill …
Imperativehinn!… !
Past participlehunnen…ed (adjective)
Present participlehinnande…ing

Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag hinner, du hinner, hon hinner, vi hinner, de hinner. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.

How hinna conjugates

Group 4 holds the strong and irregular verbs. They change their vowel in the past and supine (skriva → skrev, skrivit) or are fully irregular (vara → är, var, varit). They are few, but they are the most frequent verbs in the language, so they are worth learning one by one. hinna is one of them: hinner, hann, hunnit. Learn these forms together.

Meanings and examples

Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective

1 reach, advance

kommer i tid, når fram

Pattern ngn hinner (till/med ngt)

  • han hann inte med bussenhe didn't make (missed) the bus
  • han hann inte till stationen innan tåget gick

2 have time, manage

har tillräckligt mycket tid

Pattern ngn hinner VERB

  • vi hinner inte behandla alla ansökningarwe won't have time to deal with all the applications
  • Länsstyrelsen hinner inte behandla alla ansökningar
Questions

What is the past tense of hinna in Swedish?

The past tense (preteritum) of hinna is hann, the same for every person: jag hann, du hann, vi hann. Example from our stories: “Innan han hann göra något mer hörde vi en röst.”

What is the supine of hinna?

hunnit. The supine is used with har and hade to form the perfect: jag har hunnit, jag hade hunnit.

Is hinna a regular verb?

No. hinna is a strong or irregular verb (group 4): hinner, hann, hunnit.

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