tjonga

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from tjong (“whack”) +‎ -a. First attested in 1933.

Verb

tjonga (present tjongar, preterite tjongade, supine tjongat, imperative tjonga)

  1. (colloquial) whack (strike a ball hard but without precision)

Usage notes

Mostly in sports, typically with a preposition such as iväg or bort.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjonga (weak)
active passive
infinitive tjonga tjongas
supine tjongat tjongats
imperative tjonga —
imper. plural1 tjongen —
present past present past
indicative tjongar tjongade tjongas tjongades
ind. plural1 tjonga tjongade tjongas tjongades
subjunctive2 tjonge tjongade tjonges tjongades
present participle tjongande
past participle tjongad

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

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