somna om

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Swedish

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Etymology

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somna (fall asleep) +‎ om (re-, again)

Verb

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somna om (present somnar om, preterite somnade om, supine somnat om, imperative somna om)

  1. to fall asleep again, after having woken up; to go back to sleep
    Jag lyckades somna om efter att jag avstyrt lönnmördaren, men blev väckt av ännu en lönnmördare
    I managed to go back to sleep after averting the assassin, but was awakened by yet another assassin

Usage notes

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The present and past participles omsomnande (going back to sleep) and omsomnad (gone back to sleep) are perfectly understandable, though quirky-sounding, like in English.

Conjugation

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References

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