välkomna

Swedish

Etymology

The verb is derived from the adjective välkommen +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Adjective

välkomna

1. inflection of välkommen:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Interjection

välkomna pl (singular välkommen)

1. welcome (greeting given upon the arrival of multiple people at once)

Verb

välkomna (present välkomnar, preterite välkomnade, supine välkomnat, imperative välkomna)

1. to greet welcome
2. (figuratively) to welcome (be happy about)

   välkomna sommaren

   welcome the summer

   Vi välkomnar utredningen. Den kommer rentvå oss.

   We welcome the investigation. It will clear our names.

Conjugation

Conjugation of välkomna (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	välkomna		välkomnas
supine	välkomnat		välkomnats
imperative	välkomna		—
imper. plural1	välkomnen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	välkomnar	välkomnade	välkomnas	välkomnades
ind. plural1	välkomna	välkomnade	välkomnas	välkomnades
subjunctive2	välkomne	välkomnade	välkomnes	välkomnades
present participle		välkomnande
past participle		välkomnad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• välkommen

References

• “välkomna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “välkomna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “välkomna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)