tänka

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish þænkia, from Middle Low German denken (“to perceive, think”), from Old Saxon thenkian. While nk attests to the Low German origin, the initial t must be due to influence by some inherited cognate. This is probably either tycka (“to have an opinion”) or Old Swedish þækkia (“to seem, think”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -²ɛŋka === Verb === tänka (present tänker, preterite tänkte, supine tänkt, imperative tänk) to think (think to oneself, have a thought (process) in one's head) [(optionally) with på ‘about’] Vad tänker du på? ― What are you thinking about? tänka länge och väl. ― think long and hard. (expressing sudden or intense thought) to think (hard, in order to solve a problem or the like) [with till] to keep in mind, to remember, be mindful of [(optionally) with på] to intend to, to plan to, to mean to, (in the sense of "to intend to," and a good match for tone) to be going to (reflexive) to have on one's mind, to have as a (preconceived) plan (reflexive) to consider as viable ==== Usage notes ==== For think in the sense of "be of the opinion," see tycka. Compare: For think in the sense of "believe," see tro. Compare: Regarding the sense of "to intend" or "to mean", tänka is the main option signifying a setup plan, while mena (somewhat more colloquial) signifies what are the immediate consequences. For example: "I didn't mean to knock your teeth out" = "Jag menade inte att slå ut dina tänder" (or, alternatively, "Det var inte meningen att slå ut dina tänder"). Here, a translation with tänka ("Jag tänkte inte ...") may give the impression of "I didn't plan to knock out your teeth." ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (think) fundera, grubbla, grunna (intend) mena, ämna, avse ==== Derived terms ==== (think) tänk, tänka efter, tänka om, tänka ut, tänkare, tänkarpanna, tänkebok, tänkespråk, tänkesätt, tänkvärd, tänkvärdhet (intend) tänkbar, tänkbarhet ==== Related terms ==== betänka tanke ==== See also ==== åtanke === References === tänka in Svensk ordbok (SO) tänka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) tänka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)