tjockna

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish thiokna. By surface analysis, tjock +‎ -na.

Verb

tjockna (present tjocknar, preterite tjocknade, supine tjocknat, imperative tjockna)

1. (intransitive) thicken (become thicker, usually in consistency)
   1. (usually with till) become fat(ter)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjockna (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	tjockna		—
supine	tjocknat		—
imperative	tjockna		—
imper. plural1	tjocknen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tjocknar	tjocknade	—	—
ind. plural1	tjockna	tjocknade	—	—
subjunctive2	tjockne	tjocknade	—	—
present participle		tjocknande
past participle		tjocknad

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

See also

• förtjocka (“thicken (make thicker)”)
• reda (“thicken (with flour or egg yolk)”)

Further reading

• tjockna in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker