tjenlig
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tjene (“to serve”) + -lig. Calque of German dienlich.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tjenlig
- serviceable
- cultivable (earth)
Inflection
[edit]| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | tjenlig | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | tjenligt | — | —2 |
| plural | te | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | te | — | — |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.