ledsna
Swedish
Alternative forms
- lessna (colloquial)
Etymology
From ledsen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²lɛsna/
- Rhymes: -ɛsna
Adjective
ledsna
- inflection of ledsen:
- definite singular
- plural
Verb
ledsna (present ledsnar, preterite ledsnade, supine ledsnat, imperative ledsna)
- (intransitive) to get tired (of someone/something one has had enough of (hence taking action))
- Near-synonym: tröttna
- Jag ledsnade på att pendla och bytte jobb
- I got tired of commuting and switched jobs
- Vi ledsnade på att vänta och gick
- We got tired of waiting and left
- Jag börjar ledsna på hans tjat
- I'm getting fed up with his nagging
- (literally, “I'm starting to get tired of his nagging”)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ledsna | — | ||
| supine | ledsnat | — | ||
| imperative | ledsna | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | ledsnen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | ledsnar | ledsnade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | ledsna | ledsnade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | ledsne | ledsnade | — | — |
| present participle | ledsnande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- ledsna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ledsna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ledsna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)