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No. 7,491 in Swedish

stena

"Stena" means "to stone" or "throw stones at" in English.

In a sentence

  • De stenar som ligger vid sjön är väldigt stora.

    The stones by the lake are very large.

    In this sentence, 'stenar' is used as a noun, signifying stones or rocks.

  • De stenar honom för att han bröt mot lagen.

    They stone him because he broke the law.

    Here, 'stena' is employed as a verb in the present tense, meaning 'to stone someone'.

  • Vi ska stena området så att det blir lättare att gå där.

    We will pave the area with stones to make it easier to walk there.

    In this context, 'stena' is used as a verb meaning 'to lay stones' or 'to pave with stones'.

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