ringa in

Swedish

Etymology

ring (“ring”) +‎ -a +‎ in (“in”)

Verb

ringa in (present ringar in, preterite ringade in, supine ringat in, imperative ringa in)

1. to circle (draw a circle around)

   Hon ringade in den vänstra siffran

   She circled the left digit

2. to encircle, to circle (surround)

   Synonyms: inringa, (surround) omringa

   Polisen ringade in demonstraterna

   The police encircled the protestors

3. to pinpoint, to narrow down

   försöka ringa in problemet

   try to pinpoint the problem

Conjugation

	Active		Passive
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.

Conjugation of ringa (weak)

Verb

ringa in (present ringer in, preterite ringde in, supine ringt in, imperative ring in)

1. to phone in, to ring in (contact a place or show or the like via a phone call)
2. to ring in (ring a school bell to usher students in from recess)

   Antonym: ringa ut

3. 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

	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.

Conjugation of ringa (weak)

References

• ringa in in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ringa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ringa in in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)