denna

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See also: denną and denña

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Determiner

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denna (masculine and feminine denna, neuter detta, plural dessa)

  1. (dialect or nonstandard) alternative form of denne (this)

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛn.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnna
  • Syllabification: den‧na

Adjective

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denna

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of denny

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish þænni, from Old Norse þessi, sjá, (runic: ᛋᛅᛋᛁ = sāsi), from the demonstrative pronoun + an intensive suffix -si. The form denna is specifically from the Old Norse masculine accusative form þenna.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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denna c (neuter detta, masculine denne, plural dessa)

  1. this, that (depending on context).
    Dessa skrifter är heliga!
    These writings are sacred.
    Varför detta ständiga gräl?
    Why this neverending fighting?

Usage notes

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The standard has been that denna or its inflected forms are followed by a noun in the indefinite forms but in certain dialects such as parts of Scania it is common to have a noun in the definite form as in den där and den här.

Pronoun

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denna c (neuter detta, plural dessa)

  1. this one, this (if not followed by a noun, in neuter), that one, that (if not followed by a noun, in neuter) (depending on context).
    Vad är detta?
    What is this?
    Jag vill ha denna!
    I want this one!

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Anagrams

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