"tänja" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Etymology: Inherited from Old Swedish þænia, from Old Norse þenja, from Proto-Germanic *þanjaną. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|þænia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Swedish þænia, {{inh+|sv|gmq-osw|þænia}} Inherited from Old Swedish þænia, {{inh|sv|non|þenja}} Old Norse þenja, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*þanjaną}} Proto-Germanic *þanjaną Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|tänjer|preterite|tänjde|supine|tänjt|imperative|tänj|head=}} tänja (present tänjer, preterite tänjde, supine tänjt, imperative tänj) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|tänj}} Forms: tänjer [present], tänjde [preterite], tänjt [supine], tänj [imperative], weak [table-tags], tänja [active, infinitive], tänjas [infinitive, passive], tänjt [active, supine], tänjts [passive, supine], tänj [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], tänjen [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], tänjer [active, indicative, present], tänjde [active, indicative, past], tänjs [indicative, passive, present], tänjes [indicative, passive, present], tänjdes [indicative, passive, past], tänja [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], tänjde [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], tänjas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], tänjdes [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], tänje [active, dated, present, subjunctive], tänjde [active, dated, past, subjunctive], tänjes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], tänjdes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], tänjande [participle, present], tänjd [participle, past]
  1. (often with ut (“out”)) to stretch (make longer or more spacious (by pulling or stretching)) Tags: often Synonyms: töja
    Sense id: en-tänja-sv-verb-mOUvwHGk
  2. (reflexive, sometimes with ut (“out”)) to stretch (become longer or more spacious (by being pulled or stretched)) Tags: reflexive, sometimes Synonyms: töja
    Sense id: en-tänja-sv-verb-sYbI0MK9
  3. (by extension) to stretch (something more abstract) Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-tänja-sv-verb-YM5euvoT
  4. (figuratively) to stretch, to bend (rules or the like) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-tänja-sv-verb-fYhwS0EU
  5. (figuratively, idiomatic, in "tänja på gränserna" (stretch the boundaries)) to push the boundaries, to push the limit, to push the envelope (skirt (and extend) established boundaries, in a positive or negative sense) Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tänja-sv-verb-JqpVw~Md Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 8 17 8 7 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tänjbar, tänjbarhet, tänjning

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(reflexive, sometimes with ut (“out”)) to stretch (become longer or more spacious (by being pulled or stretched))",
        "to stretch (become longer or more spacious (by being pulled or stretched))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ut",
          "ut#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "stretch",
          "stretch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, sometimes with ut (“out”)) to stretch (become longer or more spacious (by being pulled or stretched))"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with ut (“out”)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "töja"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The movie tries to stretch out a single joke over two hours",
          "text": "Filmen försöker tänja ut ett enda skämt över två timmar",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Extend (\"stretch out\") your time off by going on vacation around holidays",
          "text": "Tänj ut ledigheten genom att ta semester kring helgdagar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stretch (something more abstract)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stretch",
          "stretch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) to stretch (something more abstract)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "bend the rules",
          "text": "tänja på reglerna",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stretch, to bend (rules or the like)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stretch",
          "stretch"
        ],
        [
          "bend",
          "bend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to stretch, to bend (rules or the like)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(figuratively, idiomatic, in \"tänja på gränserna\" (stretch the boundaries)) to push the boundaries, to push the limit, to push the envelope (skirt (and extend) established boundaries, in a positive or negative sense)",
        "to push the boundaries, to push the limit, to push the envelope (skirt (and extend) established boundaries, in a positive or negative sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "push the boundaries",
          "push the boundaries"
        ],
        [
          "push the limit",
          "push the limit"
        ],
        [
          "push the envelope",
          "push the envelope"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, idiomatic, in \"tänja på gränserna\" (stretch the boundaries)) to push the boundaries, to push the limit, to push the envelope (skirt (and extend) established boundaries, in a positive or negative sense)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in \"tänja på gränserna\" (stretch the boundaries)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tänja"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swedish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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