tjäna
See also: tjana
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish þiǣna, þiāna, þiēna, from Old Norse þjóna, þéna. Akin to German dienen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tjäna (present tjänar, preterite tjänade, supine tjänat, imperative tjäna)
- to earn
- to receive money for working
- to gain something
- to serve
- being a servant
- be subordinate to
- to perform duties for
Conjugation edit
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 | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tjänande | |||
| Past participle | tjänad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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Further reading edit
- tjäna in Svensk ordbok.