vänja
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish vænia, from Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną.
Verb
vänja (present vänjer, preterite vande, supine vant, imperative vänj)
- (with vid) to get (someone) used to (something), to get (someone) accustomed to (something)
- Vi försöker vänja hästen vid bettet
- We're trying to get the horse used to the bit
- (reflexive, with vid) to get used to, to get accustomed 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vänjande | |||
| Past participle | vand | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
References
- vänja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vänja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vänja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vänja in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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