dänna

dänna

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• däna
• dena
• denna
• danna
• den
• din

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 derr ― right 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 dä), before the definite noun; "n dän lämiken". The strong form is most common in the nominative position, and the weak form in the accusative.

Related terms

• der

Derived terms

• dittäna
• tykkendenna

Antonyms

• hjänna