tjej

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1851 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. From Norwegian Romani kjei ("girl; fiancée") of Romani čai (“girl; woman; wife”), a feminine form of čavo (“boy”). Derived from the root found in the Prakrit chava-, corresponding to Pali chapa- ("the young of an animal").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɕɛj/

Noun

tjej c

1. (colloquial) Young girl or woman; gal.

   Några tjejer från gymnasiet gick runt i affären.

   Some girls from the local high school were browsing in the store.

2. (colloquial) Female person regardless of age.

   Det var bara vi tjejer i 50-årsåldern där.

   It was only us gals in our 50s there.

3. (colloquial) Girlfriend.

   Imorgon ska mina kompisar få träffa min nya tjej.

   Tomorrow my friends are going to meet my new girlfriend.

Declension

Declension of tjej

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tjej	tjejen	tjejer	tjejerna
genitive	tjejs	tjejens	tjejers	tjejernas

Synonyms

• (young girl): flicka, tös, brud
• (female person): kvinna, brud
• (girlfriend): flickvän, brud

Derived terms

• tjejbacill
• tjejfest
• tjejfotboll
• tjejidrott
• tjejig
• tjejkast
• tjejmiddag
• tjejtjusare