vänja

See also: vanja and Vanja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vænia, from Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną.

Verb

vänja (present vänjer, preterite vande, supine vant, imperative vänj)

1. (transitive) to get (someone) used, to get (someone) accustomed [with vid ‘to’]

   Vi försöker vänja hästen vid bettet

   We're trying to get the horse used to the bit

2. (reflexive) to get used, to get accustomed [with vid ‘to’]

   Man vänjer sig

   You get used to it

   Han vande sig vid hettan

   He got used to the heat

Conjugation

Conjugation of vänja (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	vänja		vänjas
supine	vant		vants
imperative	vänj		—
imper. plural1	vänjen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	vänjer	vande	vänjs, vänjes	vandes
ind. plural1	vänja	vande	vänjas	vandes
subjunctive2	vänje	vande	vänjes	vandes
present participle		vänjande
past participle		vand

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

Related terms

• van

References

• “vänja”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “vänja”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “vänja”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)