tjenlig

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Danish

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Etymology

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From tjene (to serve) +‎ -lig. Calque of German dienlich.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tjenlig

  1. serviceable
  2. cultivable (earth)

Inflection

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Inflection of tjenlig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular tjenlig 2
Indefinite neuter singular tjenligt 2
Plural te 2
Definite attributive1 te
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.