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Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish þænia, from Old Norse þenja, from Proto-Germanic *þanjaną.
Verb
tänja (present tänjer, preterite tänjde, supine tänjt, imperative tänj)
- (often with ut (“out”)) to stretch (make longer or more spacious (by pulling or stretching))
- Synonym: töja
- (reflexive, sometimes with ut (“out”)) to stretch (become longer or more spacious (by being pulled or stretched))
- Synonym: töja
- (by extension) to stretch (something more abstract)
Filmen försöker tänja ut ett enda skämt över två timmar- The movie tries to stretch out a single joke over two hours
Tänj ut ledigheten genom att ta semester kring helgdagar- Extend ("stretch out") your time off by going on vacation around holidays
- (figuratively) to stretch, to bend (rules or the like)
tänja på reglerna- bend the rules
- (figuratively, idiomatic, in "tänja på gränserna" (stretch the boundaries)) to push the boundaries, to push the limit, to push the envelope (skirt (and extend) established boundaries, in a positive or negative sense)
Conjugation
Conjugation of tänja (weak)
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