hörsamma

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hørsæmia, equivalent to hörsam +‎ -a (compare uppmärksamma).

Verb

hörsamma (present hörsammar, preterite hörsammade, supine hörsammat, imperative hörsamma)

  1. (formal) to respond to, to heed (a request, suggestion, criticism, or the like)
    De hörsammade kritiken och började använda mer smör i kebabsåsreceptet
    They responded to the criticism and started using more butter in their kebab sauce recipe

Conjugation

Conjugation of hörsamma (weak)
active passive
infinitive hörsamma hörsammas
supine hörsammat hörsammats
imperative hörsamma —
imper. plural1 hörsammen —
present past present past
indicative hörsammar hörsammade hörsammas hörsammades
ind. plural1 hörsamma hörsammade hörsammas hörsammades
subjunctive2 hörsamme hörsammade hörsammes hörsammades
present participle hörsammande
past participle hörsammad

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

Adjective

hörsamma

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

References

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