See also: spand

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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spänd

  1. past participle of spänna

Adjective

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spänd (comparative mer spänd, superlative mest spänd)

  1. stretched (extending across a gap), spanning
  2. tense, tight
    Antonym: slak
    gå på spänd lina
    walk on a tight rope
  3. excited, uptight, filled with excitement, with tension

Usage notes

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The intuition is closer to tensed/tightened, since this is a past participle, though it usually doesn't make difference.

Declension

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Inflection of spänd
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular spänd
Neuter singular spänt
Plural spända
Masculine plural3 spände
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 spände
All spända
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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