Danish

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Etymology

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From tjene (to serve) +‎ -lig. Calque of German dienlich.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tjenlig

  1. serviceable
  2. cultivable (earth)

Inflection

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Inflection of tjenlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular tjenlig 2
indefinite neuter singular tjenligt 2
plural te 2
definite attributive1 te

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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