dänna

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse *þærna, alternative form of þarna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̥ɛ́nːɐ], [d̥ɛ́ɳːɐ], [d̥áɳːɐ], [d̥én], [d̥ɪ́n]
    Rhymes: -ɛ́nːɐ, -ɛ́rnɐ

Adverb

dänna

  1. there (in or at that place)
    Dänna ligg ’n.
    There he lies. / It is placed there.
    darna derrright there
  2. around, roughly
    se maang darna
    around that many

Pronoun

dänna

  1. that one
    forn hämm en Kalle darna
    that guy Kalle went home

Determiner

dänna (weak form dänn or däne)

  1. that
    Tornä dänna jär sä högt att hä nåkäs skynom
    That tower is so high that it reaches up to the sky.
    ve skul ta på sjut n dän lämiken
    we were to start shooting lemming

Usage notes

A definite noun precedes the strong form dänna; "tornä dänna", while the weak form dänn is placed after n, neuter ä (weak form of determiner dänn, neuter ), before the definite noun; "n dän lämiken". The strong form is most common in the nominative position, and the weak form in the accusative.

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