tjäna
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See also: tjana
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish þiǣna, þiāna, þiēna, from Old Norse þjóna, þéna. Akin to German dienen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tjäna (present tjänar, preterite tjänade, supine tjänat, imperative tjäna)
- to earn
- to receive money for working
- to gain something
- to serve
- being a servant
- be subordinate to
- to perform duties for
Conjugation
[edit]active | passive | |||
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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.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- tjäna in Svensk ordbok.