skämmas

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from skämma (“to spoil; to bring shame on; to dishonor”) and skam (“shame”). Identical to Danish skæmmes and Norwegian skjemmes.

Verb

skämmas (present skäms, preterite skämdes, supine skämts, imperative skäms)

  1. (deponent) to feel shame (about something); to be ashamed, to be embarrassed
    När man skäms så känner man skam
    When you are ashamed, you feel shame
    De borde skämmas för vad de gjort
    They ought to be ashamed of [feel shame for] what they've done
    Han skämdes för sin bakgrund / utseende
    He was ashamed of his background / appearance
    Skäms du inte?
    Aren't you ashamed? / Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?
    Det är inget att skämmas för
    It's nothing to be ashamed of
  2. passive infinitive of skämma

Conjugation

Conjugation of skämmas (weak)
active passive
infinitive — skämmas
supine — skämts
imperative — skäms
imper. plural1 — skämmens
present past present past
indicative — — skäms, skämmes skämdes
ind. plural1 — — skämmas skämdes
subjunctive2 — — skämmes skämdes
present participle skämmandes
past participle —

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

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