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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse stengja (“to bar”) (> Danish stænge (“to bar, bolt”)), cognate with dialectal German stängen/stängeln.
Pronunciation
Verb
stänga (present stänger, preterite stängde, supine stängt, imperative stäng)
- to close, to shut (a door, hatch, border, space, or the like)
Landet har stängt sina gränser- The country has closed its borders
ett stängt utrymme- an enclosed space
- (with för, with stress on för) to close (with an object (placed in / at the front))
Vi stängde för hålet med plankor- We closed the hole with planks
att stänga för gardinerna- to close the curtains
- to close (a business or the like, usually temporarily)
Vilken tid / när stänger ni?- At what time / when do you close?
Vi stänger klockan tre- We close at three o'clock
Jag gick till affären, men det var stängt / den var stängd- I went to the store, but it was closed
Vi har/håller stängt över jul och nyår- We will be closed for the holidays
Butiken skulle precis stänga när jag kom dit- The store was just about to close when I got there
Stängt för renovering- Closed for renovations
Museet har stängt för gott- The museum has closed for good
Conjugation
Conjugation of stänga (weak)
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