What is the past tense of regna in Swedish?

The past tense (preteritum) of regna is regnade, the same for every person: jag regnade, du regnade, vi regnade. Example from our stories: “Vinden blåste hårt, och det regnade mycket.”

What is the supine of regna?

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

Is regna a regular verb?

Yes. regna follows group 1 (-ar, -ade): regnar, regnade, regnat.

regna Conjugation: Swedish Verb “rain”

Form	Swedish	English pattern
Infinitive	att regna	to …
Present	regnar	I …, he …s
Past (preteritum)	regnade	I …ed
Supine (perfect)	har regnat	have …ed
Past perfect	hade regnat	had …ed
Future	ska regna / kommer att regna	will …
Imperative	regna!	… !
Present participle	regnande	…ing

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

How regna conjugates

Group 1 is the largest and most regular group. The infinitive ends in -a, the present adds -r, the past adds -de and the supine adds -t: tala → talar, talade, talat. New verbs that enter Swedish (googla, chatta) almost always join this group. So regna → regnar, regnade, regnat.

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

Phrases with regna

Swedish builds many meanings by adding a particle (upp, ut, på, om) or a fixed phrase. These are the ones the dictionary lists:

låtsas som (om) det regnarpretend it is raining ("act as if nothing has happened")

regna in real stories

Sentences from the Smisli reading library where this verb appears:

Vinden blåste hårt, och det regnade mycket.Bageriet på hörnet, episode 3

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