ledsen

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From led (“tired, bored”) + -se (compare vilse and others), with later suffixation of -n by analogy with past participles and verbs like liten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛsːən/
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Adjective

ledsen (comparative ledsnare, superlative ledsnast)

  1. sad
    Antonym: glad
    Hans kanin hade just dött, och han var ledsen och grät
    His rabbit had just died, and he was sad and cried
    Du gör mig ledsen
    You make me sad
    Blev du ledsen?
    Did it make you sad?
    (literally, “Did you become sad?”)
    Hon såg ledsen ut
    She looked sad
    ledsna ögon
    sad eyes
    Hur vet man om ett barn är ledset?
    How you know if a child is sad?
    Alla var väldigt ledsna
    Everyone was really sad
    glad och ledsen
    happy and sad
  2. sorry
    Jag är ledsen om jag stör
    I'm sorry if I'm bothering you
    Jag är hemskt ledsen, men jag glömde att göra det
    I'm terribly sorry, but I forgot to do it

Usage notes

See the usage notes for sorgsen, for which the natural translation is often sad as well.

Declension

Inflection of ledsen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ledsen ledsnare ledsnast
neuter singular ledset ledsnare ledsnast
plural ledsna ledsnare ledsnast
masculine plural2 ledsne ledsnare ledsnast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ledsne ledsnare ledsnaste
all ledsna ledsnare ledsnaste

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.

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