lugna
Swedish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Adjective
lugna
- inflection of lugn:
- definite singular
- plural
Etymology 2
Verb
lugna (present lugnar, preterite lugnade, supine lugnat, imperative lugna)
- to calm (someone)
- De lugnade honom med försäkringar om att hans son var oskadd
- They calmed him by reassuring that his son was unharmed
- (reflexive) to calm down
- Lugna dig!
- Calm down!
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | lugna | lugnas | ||
supine | lugnat | lugnats | ||
imperative | lugna | — | ||
imper. plural1 | lugnen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | lugnar | lugnade | lugnas | lugnades |
ind. plural1 | lugna | lugnade | lugnas | lugnades |
subjunctive2 | lugne | lugnade | lugnes | lugnades |
present participle | lugnande | |||
past participle | lugnad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
- lugna ner (“calm down”)
References
- lugna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lugna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lugna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)