tänja
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish þænia, from Old Norse þenja, from Proto-Germanic *þanjaną.
Verb
[edit]tänja (present tänjer, preterite tänjde, supine tänjt, imperative tänj)
- (often with ut (“out”)) to stretch (make longer or more spacious (by pulling or stretching))
- Synonym: töja
- (reflexive, sometimes with ut (“out”)) to stretch (become longer or more spacious (by being pulled or stretched))
- Synonym: töja
- (by extension) to stretch (something more abstract)
- Filmen försöker tänja ut ett enda skämt över två timmar
- The movie tries to stretch out a single joke over two hours
- Tänj ut ledigheten genom att ta semester kring helgdagar
- Extend ("stretch out") your time off by going on vacation around holidays
- (figuratively) to stretch, to bend (rules or the like)
- tänja på reglerna
- bend the rules
- (figuratively, idiomatic, in "tänja på gränserna" (stretch the boundaries)) to push the boundaries, to push the limit, to push the envelope (skirt (and extend) established boundaries, in a positive or negative sense)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of tänja (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | tänja | tänjas | ||
Supine | tänjt | tänjts | ||
Imperative | tänj | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | tänjen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | tänjer | tänjde | tänjs, tänjes | tänjdes |
Ind. plural1 | tänja | tänjde | tänjas | tänjdes |
Subjunctive2 | tänje | tänjde | tänjes | tänjdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | tänjande | |||
Past participle | tänjd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- tänja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tänja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tänja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- tänja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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