tænde
See also: tände
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Danish tændæ, from Proto-Germanic *tandijaną, cognate with Norwegian tenne, Swedish tänna, English tend (dialect) (a different ablaut form in German zünden).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tænde (past tense tændte, past participle tændt)
- to kindle, ignite, set fire to
- (activate a device, apparatus, artificial light or electrical process): to switch on, turn on
- to set in motion, cause to begin
- (release a flow of liquid or gas by rotating a valve or tap): to turn on (generally used with preposition for)
- Omsider lykkedes det ham at tænde for vandhanen.
- Eventually he managed to turn on the water tap.
- Tænd ikke for gassen endnu!
- Don't turn the gas on yet!
- (archaic) to cause to shine, light up
- to arouse, turn on