ledsam

Swedish

Adjective

ledsam (comparative ledsammare, superlative ledsammast)

  1. sad (causing sadness)
    Det var lite ledsamt att ta farväl av dom
    It was a bit sad to say goodbye to them
    Det är ledsamt att se en så gammal kulturinstitution gå i graven
    It is sad to see the demise of such an old cultural institution
    en ledsam historia
    a sorry tale
  2. (weakened) boring

Usage notes

Usually of more low-key sadness, due to circumstances or the like. A sad movie or sad music or the like would be sorglig.

Declension

Inflection of ledsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ledsam ledsammare ledsammast
neuter singular ledsamt ledsammare ledsammast
plural ledsamma ledsammare ledsammast
masculine plural2 ledsamme ledsammare ledsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ledsamme ledsammare ledsammaste
all ledsamma ledsammare ledsammaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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