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]Conjugation of tjäna (weak)
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 | — | — |
Participles | ||||
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.