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teckna

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Swedish

Etymology

tecken + -a, like German zeichnen

Pronunciation

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Verb

teckna (present tecknar, preterite tecknade, supine tecknat, imperative teckna)

  1. to draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting)
    Synonym: (usually of simpler, more line-based drawings) rita
  2. to sign (with hand or other gestures)
    Polisen tecknade åt mig att stanna
    The policeman gave me a sign to stop
    1. to motion
    2. to sign (using sign language)
  3. (somewhat dated) to write (a signature or the like)
  4. to sign, to take out, to sign up (by signing, in some sense)
    teckna ett avtal med en firma
    sign a contract with a company
    teckna en försäkring
    take out an insurance policy

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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