sörja

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See also: Sorja and sorja

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [²sœ̞rːja]
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  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [²sɵrːja]

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate of Icelandic syrja.

Noun[edit]

sörja c

  1. mud, sludge
Declension[edit]
Declension of sörja 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sörja sörjan sörjor sörjorna
Genitive sörjas sörjans sörjors sörjornas
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Swedish syrghia, from Old Norse syrgja, from Proto-Germanic *surgijaną.

Verb[edit]

sörja (present sörjer, preterite sörjde, supine sörjt, imperative sörj)

  1. to mourn (express sadness for, grieve, sorrow over)
  2. (sörja för) to take care of, to ensure
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of sörja (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive sörja sörjas
Supine sörjt sörjts
Imperative sörj —
Imper. plural1 sörjen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sörjer sörjde sörjs, sörjes sörjdes
Ind. plural1 sörja sörjde sörjas sörjdes
Subjunctive2 sörje sörjde sörjes sörjdes
Participles
Present participle sörjande
Past participle sörjd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3

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