njuta

== Swedish == === Etymology === Old Swedish niūta, from Old Norse njóta, from Proto-Germanic *neutaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²njʉːta/ Rhymes: -²ʉːta === Verb === njuta (present njuter, preterite njöt, supine njutit, imperative njut) to enjoy, to indulge (especially law) to benefit from, to enjoy (in that sense) ==== Usage notes ==== Stronger than enjoy (hence the additional indulge translation), but often used similarly. A natural antonym would be hate rather than dislike. If you go aah, then you njuter. Chiefly used transitively with av in (sense 1). Having a direct object, like "njuta en måltid" (enjoy a meal), etc., sounds a bit more literary or old-fashioned. See also avnjuta. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “njuta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “njuta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “njuta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)