denna

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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

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's common to have a noun in the definite form, such as what you do with den där and den här.

See also

Pronoun

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!

See also

Westrobothnian

Adverb

denna

  1. Alternative form of dänna
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