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Swedish
Etymology
Originally a Stockholm pronunciation of tjänare, where /ɛː/ traditionally merges with /eː/.
Pronunciation
Interjection
tjenare
- (colloquial) Alternative form of tjänare (“hey, yo”)
- Synonym: tjena
1790, Carl Mikael Bellman, “Fredmans epistel n:o 45”, in translated by Paul Britten Austin, Fredmans epistlar [Fredman’s Epistles]:Tjenare Mollberg, hur är det fatt? / Hvar är din Harpa? hvar är din hatt?- Servant, sir, Mollberg, where are ye at? / Where is your harp, and where is your hat?
2013, Viveca Sten, I farans riktning:”Tjenare Andreasson”, sa Carl-Henrik Sachsen. ”Nu kan du få komma och titta om du vill.”- Hello there Andreasson”, said Carl-Henrik Sachsen. ”You can come and have a look now if you wish.”
Usage notes
More common compared to tjänare.
Derived terms
See also
- hej (has a list of greetings and farewells)
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