teckna

Swedish

Etymology

tecken +‎ -a, like German zeichnen

Pronunciation

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Verb

teckna (present tecknar, preterite tecknade, supine tecknat, imperative teckna)

  1. to draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting)
    Synonym: (usually of simpler, more line-based drawings) rita
  2. to sign (with hand or other gestures)
    Polisen tecknade åt mig att stanna
    The policeman gave me a sign to stop
    1. to motion
    2. to sign (using sign language)
  3. (somewhat dated) to write (a signature or the like)
  4. to sign, to take out, to sign up (by signing, in some sense)
    teckna ett avtal med en firma
    sign a contract with a company
    teckna en försäkring
    take out an insurance policy

Conjugation

Conjugation of teckna (weak)
active passive
infinitive teckna tecknas
supine tecknat tecknats
imperative teckna —
imper. plural1 tecknen —
present past present past
indicative tecknar tecknade tecknas tecknades
ind. plural1 teckna tecknade tecknas tecknades
subjunctive2 teckne tecknade tecknes tecknades
present participle tecknande
past participle tecknad

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

References

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