Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish thiokna. By surface analysis, tjock +‎ -na.

Verb

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tjockna (present tjocknar, preterite tjocknade, supine tjocknat, imperative tjockna)

  1. (intransitive) thicken (become thicker, usually in consistency)
    1. (usually with till) become fat(ter)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of tjockna (weak)
active passive
infinitive tjockna
supine tjocknat
imperative tjockna
imper. plural1 tjocknen
present past present past
indicative tjocknar tjocknade
ind. plural1 tjockna tjocknade
subjunctive2 tjockne tjocknade
present participle tjocknande
past participle tjocknad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

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  • förtjocka (thicken (make thicker))
  • reda (thicken (with flour or egg yolk))

Further reading

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