tjäna

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þiǣna, þiāna, þiēna, from Old Norse þjóna, þéna. Akin to German dienen.

Pronunciation

Verb

tjäna (present tjänar, preterite tjänade, supine tjänat, imperative tjäna)

  1. to earn
    1. to receive money for working
    2. to gain something
  2. to serve
    1. being a servant
    2. be subordinate to
    3. to perform duties for

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjäna (weak)
active passive
infinitive tjäna —
supine tjänat —
imperative tjäna —
imper. plural1 tjänen —
present past present past
indicative tjänar tjänade — —
ind. plural1 tjäna tjänade — —
subjunctive2 tjäne tjänade — —
present participle tjänande
past participle tjänad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Descendants

  • → Finnish: tienata
  • → Karelian: tienata

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