vänja

See also: vanja and Vanja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vænia, from Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną.

Verb

vänja (present vänjer, preterite vande, supine vant, imperative vänj)

  1. (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
  2. (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

Conjugation of vänja (weak)
active 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.

References

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