UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish þænia, from Old Norse þenja, from Proto-Germanic *þanjaną.
- oftento stretch (make longer or more spacious (by pulling or stretching))
- reflexive, sometimesto stretch (become longer or more spacious (by being pulled or stretched))
- broadlyto stretch (something more abstract)
“Filmen försöker tänja ut ett enda skämt över två timmar” — The movie tries to stretch out a single joke over two hours
“Tänj ut ledigheten genom att ta semester kring helgdagar” — Extend ("stretch out") your time off by going on vacation around holidays
- figurativelyto stretch, to bend (rules or the like)
“tänja på reglerna” — bend the rules
- figuratively, idiomaticto push the boundaries, to push the limit, to push the envelope (skirt (and extend) established boundaries, in a positive or negative sense)
Formertänjer(present) · tänjde(preterite) · tänjt(supine) · tänj(imperative) · tänja(active, infinitive) · tänjas(infinitive, passive) · tänjt(active, supine) · tänjts(passive, supine) · tänj(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · tänjen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · tänjer(active, indicative, present) · tänjde(active, indicative, past) · tänjs(indicative, passive, present) · tänjes(indicative, passive, present) · tänjdes(indicative, passive, past) · tänja(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · tänjde(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · tänjas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)