tända

See also: tanda, tǟnda, and tænda

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²tɛnda/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -²ɛnda

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish tænda, from Old Norse tenda, from Proto-Germanic *tandijaną. Akin to German zünden and Old English tendan (whence English tind). The meaning of sexual arousal is likely a semantic calque from English turn on.

Verb

tända (present tänder, preterite tände, supine tänt, imperative tänd)

  1. to light, to ignite; to turn on (any kind of) lights (including flames)
    Antonym: släcka
    Han tände lampan ― He turned on the light
    Han tände en cigarett ― He lit a cigarette
  2. to become sexually aroused
    Doktor Snuggles tänder på människor och djur
    Doctor Snuggles is turned on by humans and animals (misheard lyrics)
  3. to become enthusiastic about something
Conjugation
Conjugation of tända (weak)
active passive
infinitive tända tändas
supine tänt tänts
imperative tänd —
imper. plural1 tänden —
present past present past
indicative tänder tände tänds, tändes tändes
ind. plural1 tända tände tändas tändes
subjunctive2 tände tände tändes tändes
present participle tändande
past participle tänd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Adjective

tända

  1. inflection of tänd:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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