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Swedish
Pronunciation
Participle
spänd
- past participle of spänna
Adjective
spänd (comparative mer spänd, superlative mest spänd)
- stretched (extending across a gap), spanning
- tense, tight
- Antonym: slak
gå på spänd lina- walk on a tight rope
- excited, uptight, filled with excitement, with tension
Usage notes
The intuition is closer to tensed/tightened, since this is a past participle, though it usually doesn't make difference.
Declension
Inflection of spänd
| Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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| common singular
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spänd
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—
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—
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| neuter singular
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spänt
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—
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—
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| plural
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spända
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—
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—
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| masculine plural2
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spände
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—
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—
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| Definite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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| masculine singular3
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spände
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—
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—
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| all
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spända
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—
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—
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1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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