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Swedish
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to led (“tired, bored”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ledsen (comparative ledsnare, superlative ledsnast)
- sad
- Hans kanin hade just dött, och han var ledsen och grät
- His rabbit had just died, and he was sad and cried
- Hur vet man om ett barn är ledset?
- How you know if a child is sad?
- Alla var väldigt ledsna
- Everyone was very sad
- sorry
- Jag är ledsen om jag stör
- I'm sorry if I'm bothering you
Usage notes
[edit]See the usage notes for sorgsen, for which the natural translation is often sad as well.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of ledsen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ledsen | ledsnare | ledsnast |
Neuter singular | ledset | ledsnare | ledsnast |
Plural | ledsna | ledsnare | ledsnast |
Masculine plural3 | ledsne | ledsnare | ledsnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ledsne | ledsnare | ledsnaste |
All | ledsna | ledsnare | ledsnaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Antonyms
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ledsen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ledsen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ledsen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- [1] in Project Runeberg