tenne
verb
light
få noe til å brenne
light
Old Norse: tendra
A2Elementary
Vi må tenne bål for å holde oss varme i kveld.
We need to light a fire to stay warm tonight.
Vi tente et stort bål på stranden.
We lit a big bonfire on the beach.
Hun tente lampen for å lese en bok.
She lit the lamp to read a book.
Han tente bålet med en fyrstikk.
He lit the fire with a match.
Han tente stearinlyset med en lighter.
He lit the candle with a lighter.
Vi tente et stearinlys for å skape stemning.
We lit a candle to set the mood.
Vi måtte tenne opp i ovnen fordi huset var iskaldt.
We had to light the stove because the house was freezing cold.
De tente en oljelampe for å få lys.
They lit an oil lamp for light.
Stearinlyset sto tent i vinduet hele kvelden.
The candle remained lit in the window all evening.
Hunden flekket tenner da den fremmede kom for nær matskålen.
The dog bared its teeth when the stranger came too close to its food bowl.