löna

See also: lona, Lona, loṇa, and løna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish løna, from Old Norse launa, from laun + -a, equivalent to lön +‎ -a. Cognate with Icelandic launa.

Pronunciation

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Verb

löna (present lönar, preterite lönade, supine lönat, imperative löna)

1. to pay
2. (reflexive) to pay off

   Det lönar sig alltid att sluta röka.

   It always pays off to stop smoking.

   Ibland lönar det sig att ta risker.

   Sometimes it pays off to take risks.

Conjugation

Conjugation of löna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	löna		lönas
Supine	lönat		lönats
Imperative	löna		—
Imper. plural1	lönen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lönar	lönade	lönas	lönades
Ind. plural1	löna	lönade	lönas	lönades
Subjunctive2	löne	lönade	lönes	lönades
	Participles
Present participle	lönande
Past participle	lönad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• belöna
• lön
• löning

Further reading

• löna in Svensk ordbok.