vän
Swedish
editAlternative forms
edit- vaͤn (obsolete typography)
Etymology 1
editFrom Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvän (comparative vänare, superlative vänast)
Declension
editInflection of vän | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | vän | vänare | vänast |
Neuter singular | vänt | vänare | vänast |
Plural | väna | vänare | vänast |
Masculine plural3 | väne | vänare | vänast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | väne | vänare | vänaste |
All | väna | vänare | vänaste |
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 |
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvän c (feminine: väninna, only among women)
- a friend
- De var bästa vänner under hela sin skoltid
- They were best friends throughout their school years
- Vi är bara vänner
- We’re just friends (i.e. not a couple)
- 1989, Jakob Hellman (lyrics and music), “Vara vänner [Be friends]”, in ...och stora havet [...and the great sea][1]:
- Och bara, bara vara vänner och tala om allt. Vi kan väl tala om allt men vi ska bara, bara vara vänner och tala om allt. Vi kan väl tala om allt med varann.
- And just, just be friends and talk about anything [everything]. I guess we can talk about anything, but we will [shall] just, just be friends and talk about anything. I guess we can talk about anything with each other.
- 1993, “Eloise”, Gert Lengstrand (lyrics), Lasse Holm (music)[2]performed by Arvingarna:
- Eloise, är vi mer än bara vänner? Så visa vad du känner, och sen får känslorna bestämma. Eloise, även vindarna kan vända. För mig är du den enda. Vår kärlek den är värd ett högre pris, Eloise.
- Eloise, are we more than just friends? So show what you feel, and then we let the feelings decide [and then the feelings get to decide]. Eloise, the tide [winds] can also turn [in addition to him turning back, perhaps]. For me you are the only one. Our love [it] is worth a higher price, Eloise.
- (often as a suffix) a supporter, a friend
- Norgevän
- someone who is fond of and/or supports Norway, a friend of Norway
Declension
editDeclension of vän | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vän | vännen | vänner | vännerna |
Genitive | väns | vännens | vänners | vännernas |
Derived terms
editReferences
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
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- Swedish lemmas
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