hörsamma
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hørsæmia, equivalent to hörsam + -a (compare uppmärksamma).
Verb
[edit]hörsamma (present hörsammar, preterite hörsammade, supine hörsammat, imperative hörsamma)
- (formal) to respond to, to heed (a request, suggestion, criticism, or the like)
- De hörsammade kritiken och började använda mer smör i kebabsåsreceptet
- They responded to the criticism and started using more butter in their kebab sauce recipe
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of hörsamma (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | hörsamma | hörsammas | ||
Supine | hörsammat | hörsammats | ||
Imperative | hörsamma | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | hörsammen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | hörsammar | hörsammade | hörsammas | hörsammades |
Ind. plural1 | hörsamma | hörsammade | hörsammas | hörsammades |
Subjunctive2 | hörsamme | hörsammade | hörsammes | hörsammades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hörsammande | |||
Past participle | hörsammad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Adjective
[edit]hörsamma
References
[edit]- hörsamma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hörsamma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hörsämia in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L