lämna
See also: Lamna
Swedish
Alternative forms
- lemna (dated)
Etymology
From earlier lemna, from Old Swedish limna, lifna, from Old Norse lifna, incoative of Proto-Germanic *lībaną (“to remain, to be left”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp-.
Pronunciation
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Verb
lämna (present lämnar, preterite lämnade, supine lämnat, imperative lämna)
- to leave; to not take away with oneself but leave as available for others; to deposit
- to leave; to transfer responsibility or attention (to)
- to leave; to depart from
Conjugation
Conjugation of lämna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lämna | lämnas | ||
| Supine | lämnat | lämnats | ||
| Imperative | lämna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | lämnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | lämnar | lämnade | lämnas | lämnades |
| Ind. plural1 | lämna | lämnade | lämnas | lämnades |
| Subjunctive2 | lämne | lämnade | lämnes | lämnades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | lämnande | |||
| Past participle | lämnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
References
- lämna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lämna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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