njuta
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Old Swedish niūta, from Old Norse njóta, from Proto-Germanic *neutaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
njuta (present njuter, preterite njöt, supine njutit, imperative njut)
- to enjoy, to indulge
- Jag njuter
- I'm really enjoying myself
- Här är vår nya låt. Lyssna och njut!
- Here's our new song. Listen and indulge!
- njuta av glass nere på stranden
- indulge in (really enjoy) ice cream down on the beach
- njuta av semestern
- enjoy one's vacation
- att slippa stress och kunna njuta av ledigheten i fulla drag
- to not have to deal with stress and be able to enjoy one's time off to the fullest ("in full drafts" – idiomatic)
- njuta frukterna av sitt arbete
- enjoy the fruits of one's labor (idiomatic)
- (especially law) to benefit from, to enjoy (in that sense)
Usage notes edit
- Stronger than enjoy (hence the additional indulge translation), but often used similarly. A natural antonym would be hate rather than dislike.
- Chiefly used transitively with av in (sense 1). Having a direct object, like "njuta en måltid" (enjoy a meal), etc., sounds a bit more literary or old-fashioned. See also avnjuta.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of njuta (class 2 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | njuta | njutas | ||
| Supine | njutit | njutits | ||
| Imperative | njut | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | njuten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | njuter | njöt | njuts, njutes | njöts |
| Ind. plural1 | njuta | njöto | njutas | njötos |
| Subjunctive2 | njute | njöte | njutes | njötes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | njutande | |||
| Past participle | njuten | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||