teckna

Swedish[edit]

tecken +‎ -a, like German zeichnen

teckna (present tecknar, preterite tecknade, supine tecknat, imperative teckna)

to draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting)
Synonym: (usually of simpler, more line-based drawings) rita
to sign (with hand or other gestures)
Polisen tecknade åt mig att stanna
The policeman gave me a sign to stop
1. to motion
2. to sign (using sign language)
(somewhat dated) to write (a signature or the like)
to sign, to take out, to sign up (by signing, in some sense)
teckna ett avtal med en firma
sign a contract with a company

teckna en försäkring
take out an insurance policy

Conjugation of teckna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	teckna		tecknas
Supine	tecknat		tecknats
Imperative	teckna		—
Imper. plural¹	tecknen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tecknar	tecknade	tecknas	tecknades
Ind. plural¹	teckna	tecknade	tecknas	tecknades
Subjunctive²	teckne	tecknade	tecknes	tecknades
	Participles
Present participle	tecknande
Past participle	tecknad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.