tjäna
Meaning
earn; serve; deserve
In Swedish: fylla (en viss) funktion, fungera (som)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tjäna | to earn |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tjänar | jag tjänar |
| Past | tjänade | jag tjänade |
| Supine | tjänat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tjänat | jag har tjänat |
| Past perfect | hade tjänat | jag hade tjänat |
| Future | ska tjäna | or: kommer att tjäna |
| Conditional | skulle tjäna | jag skulle tjäna |
| Imperative | tjäna! | a command |
| Present participle | tjänande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | tjänad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | tjänas |
|---|---|
| Present | tjänas |
| Past | tjänades |
| Supine | tjänats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use tjänar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise tjäna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tjäna). Which is the past tense?
tjäna in a sentence
- tjäna som en tankeställareserve as an eye-opener
- alla skulle tjäna på en sådan lösningeveryone would benefit from a solution like that
- hon tjänar 37 kronor i timmenshe earns 37 kronor an hour
Expressions
- det tjänar inget tillit won't help
Questions
What does tjäna mean in English?
tjäna means “earn, serve”.
What is the past tense of tjäna?
The past tense of tjäna is tjänade (“jag tjänade”). The supine is tjänat, used in “jag har tjänat”.
What is the present tense of tjäna?
tjänar, the same for every person: jag tjänar, du tjänar, vi tjänar.
Similar words
serva
Origin
From Old Swedish þiǣna, þiāna, þiēna, from Old Norse þjóna, þéna.
Nearby common words
tjäna is number 670 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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