UrsprungFrom Old Swedish vænia, from Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną.
- transitiveto get (someone) used, to get (someone) accustomed
“Vi försöker vänja hästen vid bettet” — We're trying to get the horse used to the bit
- reflexiveto get used, to get accustomed
“Man vänjer sig” — You get used to it
“Han vande sig vid hettan” — He got used to the heat
Formervänjer(present) · vande(preterite) · vant(supine) · vänj(imperative) · vänja(active, infinitive) · vänjas(infinitive, passive) · vant(active, supine) · vants(passive, supine) · vänj(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · vänjen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · vänjer(active, indicative, present) · vande(active, indicative, past) · vänjs(indicative, passive, present) · vänjes(indicative, passive, present) · vandes(indicative, passive, past) · vänja(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · vande(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · vänjas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)