denna
denna as a pronoun
Meaning
this
In Swedish: den här
denna as a determiner
Meaning
this, that (depending on context).
Practise denna
1 / 1What does denna mean?
denna in a sentence
- denna dagthis day
- detta husthis building
- dessa böckerthese books
- Vad är detta?What is this?
- Jag vill ha denna!I want this one!
- Dessa skrifter är heliga!These writings are sacred.
- Varför detta ständiga gräl?Why this neverending fighting?
Questions
What does denna mean in English?
denna means “this”.
Where the course teaches it
- Swedish demonstratives: denna and dettaComplete Swedish – Season 1
- An overview of Swedish noun pluralsComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Tycker om versus gillar in SwedishComplete Swedish – Season 1
- The Swedish verb att bli (to become)Complete Swedish – Season 1
- The Swedish verb att sälja (to sell)Complete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish imperatives and location wordsComplete Swedish – Season 2
Origin
From Old Swedish þænni, from Old Norse þessi, sjá, (runic: ᛋᛅᛋᛁ = sāsi), from the demonstrative pronoun sá + an intensive suffix -si.
Nearby common words
denna is number 342 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary