sajna

See also: ŝajna

Hungarian

Etymology

From the verb sajnál (to pity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɒjnɒ]
  • Hyphenation: saj‧na
  • Rhymes: -nɒ

Interjection

sajna

  1. (archaic, colloquial) alas, unfortunately
    Synonym: sajnos

Further reading

  • sajna in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Swedish

Verb

sajna (present sajnar, preterite sajnade, supine sajnat, imperative sajna)

  1. (colloquial) synonym of signa (sign)
    Hon sajnades av ett belgiskt skivbolag
    She was signed by a Belgian record company

Conjugation

Conjugation of sajna (weak)
active passive
infinitive sajna sajnas
supine sajnat sajnats
imperative sajna
imper. plural1 sajnen
present past present past
indicative sajnar sajnade sajnas sajnades
ind. plural1 sajna sajnade sajnas sajnades
subjunctive2 sajne sajnade sajnes sajnades
present participle sajnande
past participle sajnad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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