tjonga

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Swedish

Etymology

Likely from tjong (“whack”) +‎ -a. First attested in 1933.

Verb

tjonga (present tjongar, preterite tjongade, supine tjongat, imperative tjonga)

  1. (colloquial) whack (strike a ball hard but without precision)

Usage notes

Mostly in sports, typically with a preposition such as iväg or bort.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjonga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive tjonga tjongas
Supine tjongat tjongats
Imperative tjonga —
Imper. plural1 tjongen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative tjongar tjongade tjongas tjongades
Ind. plural1 tjonga tjongade tjongas tjongades
Subjunctive2 tjonge tjongade tjonges tjongades
Participles
Present participle tjongande
Past participle tjongad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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