tämja
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish tæmia, from Old Norse temja, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną.
Verb
edittämja (present tämjer, preterite tämjde, supine tämjt, imperative tämj)
- to tame (make a (wild) animal tame)
- to domesticate
- Synonym: domesticera
- to domesticate
- to tame (more generally)
- tämja naturens krafter
- tame the forces of nature
Conjugation
editConjugation of tämja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tämja | tämjas | ||
| Supine | tämjt | tämjts | ||
| Imperative | tämj | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tämjen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tämjer | tämjde | tämjs, tämjes | tämjdes |
| Ind. plural1 | tämja | tämjde | tämjas | tämjdes |
| Subjunctive2 | tämje | tämjde | tämjes | tämjdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tämjande | |||
| Past participle | tämjd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of tämja (weak, obsolete)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tämja | tämjas | ||
| Supine | tämt | tämts | ||
| Imperative | tämj | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tämjen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tämjer | tämde | tämjs, tämjes | tämdes |
| Ind. plural1 | tämja | tämde | tämjas | tämdes |
| Subjunctive2 | tämje | tämde | tämjes | tämdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tämjande | |||
| Past participle | tämd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *demh₂-
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish weak verbs