Wiktionary

tjenare

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Originally a Stockholm pronunciation of tjänare, where /ɛː/ traditionally merges with /eː/.

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

tjenare

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of tjänare (“hey, yo”)
    Synonym: tjena
    Tjenare kompis!
    Hey man!
    • 1790, Carl Mikael Bellman, “Fredmans epistel n:o 45”, in Paul Britten Austin, transl., Fredmans epistlar [Fredman’s Epistles]‎[1]:
      Tjenare Mollberg, hur är det fatt? / Hvar är din Harpa? hvar är din hatt?
      Servant, sir, Mollberg, where are ye at? / Where is your harp, and where is your hat?
    • 2013, Viveca Sten, I farans riktning:
      ”Tjenare Andreasson”, sa Carl-Henrik Sachsen. ”Nu kan du få komma och titta om du vill.”
      Hello there Andreasson”, said Carl-Henrik Sachsen. ”You can come and have a look now if you wish.”

Usage notes edit

More common compared to tjänare.

Derived terms edit

See also edit

  • hej (has a list of greetings and farewells)

References edit

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