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Swedish
Participle
tänd
- past participle of tända
Adjective
tänd
- lit, on (of a lamp or candle or other light source)
Lampan är tänd- The light is on
Ljuset är tänt- The candle is lit
- lit (of a fire)
Elden är tänd- The fire has been lit
- lit, illuminated, having the lights on (of a room or the like)
Där uppe där det är tänt, där har jag släkt.- Up there where the lights are on, I have some relatives (or "there I have turned the lights off" – ambiguous)
- (colloquial) (sexually) attracted
Hon är tänd på honom- She has the hots for him
- (colloquial) enthusiastic
Hon är tänd på idén- She is keen on the idea
- (colloquial) fired up, psyched up (in anticipation of having to perform)
Spelarna är tända inför finalen- The players are fired up for the final
Declension
| Inflection of tänd
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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tänd
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| Neuter singular
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tänt
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| Plural
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tända
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| Masculine plural3
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tände
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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 singular1
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tände
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| All
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tända
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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Antonyms
Verb
tänd
- imperative of tända
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