"denna" meaning in Swedish

See denna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

Audio: Sv-denna.ogg Forms: detta [neuter], denne [masculine], dessa [plural]
Etymology: From Old Swedish þænni, from Old Norse þessi, sjá, (runic: ᛋᛅᛋᛁ = sāsi), from the demonstrative pronoun sá + an intensive suffix -si. The form denna is specifically from the Old Norse masculine accusative form þenna. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|þænni}} Old Swedish þænni, {{inh|sv|non|þessi}} Old Norse þessi Head templates: {{head|sv|determiner|neuter|detta|masculine|denne|plural|dessa|g=c}} denna c (neuter detta, masculine denne, plural dessa)
  1. this, that (depending on context). Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-denna-sv-det-C0GgQzTl Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish determiners, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 34 30 19 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 24 25 23 Disambiguation of Swedish determiners: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Pronoun

Audio: Sv-denna.ogg Forms: detta [neuter], dessa [plural]
Etymology: From Old Swedish þænni, from Old Norse þessi, sjá, (runic: ᛋᛅᛋᛁ = sāsi), from the demonstrative pronoun sá + an intensive suffix -si. The form denna is specifically from the Old Norse masculine accusative form þenna. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|þænni}} Old Swedish þænni, {{inh|sv|non|þessi}} Old Norse þessi Head templates: {{head|sv|pronoun|neuter|detta|plural|dessa|g=c}} denna c (neuter detta, plural dessa)
  1. this one, this (if not followed by a noun, in neuter), that one, that (if not followed by a noun, in neuter) (depending on context). Tags: common-gender Related terms: den här (english: this, this one), den där (english: that, that one)
    Sense id: en-denna-sv-pron-CwRtkovA Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish determiners, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 34 30 19 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 24 25 23 Disambiguation of Swedish determiners: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Swedish pronouns: 38 62

Inflected forms

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          "english": "These writings are sacred.",
          "text": "Dessa skrifter är heliga!",
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          "english": "What is this?",
          "text": "Vad är detta?",
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          "english": "I want this one!",
          "text": "Jag vill ha denna!",
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          "translation": "that, that one",
          "word": "den där"
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