lämna
See also: Lamna
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom earlier lemna, from Old Swedish limna, lifna, from Old Norse lifna, inchoative of Proto-Germanic *lībaną (“to remain, to be left”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp-.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editlämna (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)
- (transitive) to leave; to depart from
Conjugation
editConjugation of lämna (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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. |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- lämna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lämna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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