vänja
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish vænia, from Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną.
Verb
editvänja (present vänjer, preterite vande, supine vant, imperative vänj)
- (transitive) to get (someone) used, to get (someone) accustomed [with vid ‘to’]
- Vi försöker vänja hästen vid bettet
- We're trying to get the horse used to the bit
- (reflexive) to get used, to get accustomed [with vid ‘to’]
- Man vänjer sig
- You get used to it
- Han vande sig vid hettan
- He got used to the heat
Conjugation
editactive | passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | vänja | vänjas | ||
supine | vant | vants | ||
imperative | vänj | — | ||
imper. plural1 | vänjen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | vänjer | vande | vänjs, vänjes | vandes |
ind. plural1 | vänja | vande | vänjas | vandes |
subjunctive2 | vänje | vande | vänjes | vandes |
present participle | vänjande | |||
past participle | vand |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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