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tjäna

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See also: tjana

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish þiǣna, þiāna, þiēna, from Old Norse þjóna, þéna. Akin to German dienen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tjäna (present tjänar, preterite tjänade, supine tjänat, imperative tjäna)

  1. to earn
    1. to receive money for working
    2. to gain something
  2. to serve
    1. being a servant
    2. be subordinate to
    3. to perform duties for

Conjugation

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Conjugation of tjäna (weak)
active passive
infinitive tjäna
supine tjänat
imperative tjäna
imper. plural1 tjänen
present past present past
indicative tjänar tjänade
ind. plural1 tjäna tjänade
subjunctive2 tjäne tjänade
present participle tjänande
past participle tjänad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: tienata
  • Karelian: tienata

See also

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Anagrams

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