tänka

Etymology
From, from. Old Swedish has the same Proto-Germanic origin but lacks a descendant in modern Swedish.

Verb

 * 1)  to think (think to oneself, have a thought (process) in one's head)
 * 2)  to think (hard, in order to solve a problem or the like)
 * 3)  to keep in mind, to remember (be mindful of)
 * 4) to intend to, to plan on, to mean
 * 5)  to have on one's mind, to have as a (preconceived) plan
 * 6)  to consider as viable
 * 1)  to think (hard, in order to solve a problem or the like)
 * 2)  to keep in mind, to remember (be mindful of)
 * 3) to intend to, to plan on, to mean
 * 4)  to have on one's mind, to have as a (preconceived) plan
 * 5)  to consider as viable
 * 1)  to keep in mind, to remember (be mindful of)
 * 2) to intend to, to plan on, to mean
 * 3)  to have on one's mind, to have as a (preconceived) plan
 * 4)  to consider as viable
 * 1)  to have on one's mind, to have as a (preconceived) plan
 * 2)  to consider as viable
 * 1)  to consider as viable
 * 1)  to consider as viable

Usage notes

 * For think in the sense of "be of the opinion," see . For think in the sense of "believe," see.
 * Regarding the sense of "to intend" or "to mean", tänka is the main option signifying a setup plan, while (somewhat more colloquial) signifies what are the immediate consequences. For example: "I didn't mean to knock your teeth out" = "Jag menade inte att slå ut dina tänder" (or, alternatively, "Det var inte meningen att slå ut dina tänder"). Here, a translation with tänka ("Jag tänkte inte ...") may give the impression of "I didn't plan to knock out your teeth."