tjäna

See also: tjana

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þiǣna, þiāna, þiēna, from Old Norse þjóna, þéna. Akin to German dienen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɕɛːna/
  • Rhymes: -²ɛːna

Verb

tjäna (present tjänar, preterite tjänade, supine tjänat, imperative tjäna)

  1. to earn
    1. to receive money for working
    2. to gain something
  2. to serve
    1. being a servant
    2. be subordinate to
    3. to perform duties for

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjäna (weak)
active passive
infinitive tjäna —
supine tjänat —
imperative tjäna —
imper. plural1 tjänen —
present past present past
indicative tjänar tjänade — —
ind. plural1 tjäna tjänade — —
subjunctive2 tjäne tjänade — —
present participle tjänande
past participle tjänad

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

Descendants

  • → Finnish: tienata
  • → Karelian: tienata

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