/²taŋːkɛ/, [²t̪ʰäŋːkɛ̠]
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish þanke, borrowed from Middle Low German danke, from Old Saxon thanc, from Proto-Germanic *þankaz, with the initial consonant of the related verb Swedish tänka (“think”).
The Middle Low German word has also been borrowed to Danish tanke, Norwegian tanke, and Icelandic þanki.
- common-gendera thought
“Tänk glada tankar!” — Think happy thoughts!
“ha en tanke i huvudet” — have a thought in one's head
“ägna en tanke åt någon” — spare a thought for someone
- common-gendergiven, considering, in view of, with regard to
“Med tanke på att monstren snart är här så borde vi gömma oss” — Given that the monsters will soon be here, we should hide
“Med tanke på innehållet är det konstigt att boken inte blivit mer kontroversiell” — Considering the contents, it's strange that the book hasn't been [become] more controversial
Formertanke(indefinite, nominative, singular) · tankes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · tanken(definite, nominative, singular) · tankens(definite, genitive, singular) · tankar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · tankars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · tankarna(definite, nominative, plural) · tankarnas(definite, genitive, plural)