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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

til.

to, towards (the direction or goal of a physical movement)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

prep/te(l)/[tˢel][tˢe]

  1. to, towards (the direction or goal of a physical movement)

  2. towards (the way a thing is turned)

  3. to, until (the upper limit)

    Fra 12 til 18 år.

  4. for (the purpose or the beneficiary)

    Jeg har en gave til dig.

  5. into, interested in (especially sexually)

    Beklager, jeg er kun til kvinder.
    Er du til analsex?

  6. at (at a certain point in time, with certain nouns)

    De var samlet hele familien til jul.

  7. by (not later than)

    Den er færdig til (på) torsdag.

  8. with (e.g., accompanying food)

    De drak vin til maden

  9. on, by (the means of transportation)

  10. of (a nobiliary particle denoting residence)

    Jacob Enevoldsen Seefeld til Visborg og Sostrup
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), cognate with Swedish till (“to”), English till, German Ziel n (“goal”). The preposition has arisen from an adverbial use of the noun, lit. "(with) the goal of something". In Old Norse, the preposition governs the genitive, a usage which is preserved in certain fixed phrases in Danish.

adv/te(l)/[tˢel][tˢe]

  1. more, additional, another

    Giv mig en kage til.

  2. to, having as a destination

    Gå hen til huset.

  3. such that something is caused to be in a fitting state

  4. such that some pathway or cavity is blocked

    Kloakken er stoppet til.

  5. with force

    Tryk til!
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), cognate with Swedish till (“to”), English till, German Ziel n (“goal”). The preposition has arisen from an adverbial use of the noun, lit. "(with) the goal of something". In Old Norse, the preposition governs the genitive, a usage which is preserved in certain fixed phrases in Danish.

conj/te(l)/[tˢel][tˢe]

  1. till, until

    Jeg venter til det bliver mørkt.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), cognate with Swedish till (“to”), English till, German Ziel n (“goal”). The preposition has arisen from an adverbial use of the noun, lit. "(with) the goal of something". In Old Norse, the preposition governs the genitive, a usage which is preserved in certain fixed phrases in Danish.

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