In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | tona |
| Present | tonar |
| Past | tonade |
| Imperative | tona |
| Supine | tonat |
Verbs conjugated like 'tona'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tona'
bona,
dona,
gona,
sona,
tina,
toka,
torna,
tova,
trona,
tyna,
Translations
tone, give a tone to
tone, change the colour of
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- klinga
- skalla, eka, låta, sjunga, ringa, dåna
- ljuda
- klinga, skalla, eka, låta, sjunga, ringa, dåna
Sample Sentences
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En pizza tonade fram ur dimman (A pizza emerged ("toned forth") from the fog)
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tona håret (tone one's hair)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. jfr d.
tone, mlt. tōnen, mnl. tōnen (nl. toonen), mht. zounen, zōnen, meng. tawne, taune, sidoform till got. at-augjan, fsax. tōgian, fht. zougen, samtliga med bet.: bringa framför ögonen, visa; avledn. av ÖGA
2. jfr dan. o. nor.
tone, fvn. tóna; avledn. av TON, sbst.
2; jfr äv. t.
tönen, eng. tone References:
1 2
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.