lomma
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
lomma m or f
- definite feminine singular of lomme
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
lomma f
- definite singular of lomme
Swedish
Alternative forms
Verb
lomma (present lommar, preterite lommade, supine lommat, imperative lomma)
- (often with a particle specifying a direction) to move in a somewhat lumbering fashion (often with a defeated impression, after a surprise setback); to lumber, to slink, to wander off, etc.
- Efter några varningsskott gav björnen upp och lommade in i skogen
- After a few warning shots, the bear gave up and lumbered into the forest
- Hunden lommade ut ur rummet med svansen mellan benen
- The dog slunk out of the room with its tail between its legs
- När männen insåg att hon förstod vad de sa på kinesiska så bad de om ursäkt och lommade snabbt iväg
- When the men realized she understood what they were saying in Chinese, they apologized and quickly wandered off [walked away at a brisk pace in a somewhat lumbering, ashamed fashion]
- Spelarna lommade in i omklädningsrummet med sänkta blickar
- The players lumbered into the locker room with lowered gazes
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lomma | — | ||
| supine | lommat | — | ||
| imperative | lomma | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | lommen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | lommar | lommade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | lomma | lommade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | lomme | lommade | — | — |
| present participle | lommande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.