In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | tämja |
| Present | tämjer |
| Past | tämde; tamde; tämjde |
| Imperative | tämj |
| Supine | tämjt; tämt; tamt |
Verbs conjugated like 'tämja'
anbeträffa,
anfylla,
angälla,
anhänga,
anmäla,
anringa,
anskälla,
anspränga,
anstränga,
anställa,
ansvälla,
antränga,
antvinga,
avbeställa,
avbringa,
avbygga,
avböja,
avdöma,
avflänga,
avfylla, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tämja'
tälja,
tänja,
vämja,
ämna,
ärja,
dämma,
dämpa,
färja,
främja,
hämma,
Translations
tame, to make something tame
harness, to control or put to use
Sample Sentences
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tämja naturens krafter (tame the forces of nature)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. tämia; jfr fd. o. dan. tæmme, nor. bm.
temme, fvn. temja, nor. nn. temje, mlt. temen, temmen (t. zähmen), feng.
temian; sannol. till ett urgerm. verb avlett av TAM (se
Ekbo SupplHellquistOtr. (c. 1990)). — Jfr BETÄMA, TÄMMING References: 1
2. From Old Swedish tæmia, from Old Norse temja, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną. See: Old Swedish 'tæmia', Proto-Germanic '*tamjaną'.
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.