tjäna
See also: tjana
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish þiǣna, þiāna, þiēna, from Old Norse þjóna, þéna. Akin to German dienen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittjäna (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
editConjugation 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. | ||||
Related terms
editDescendants
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- tjäna in Svensk ordbok.