skönsjunga

Swedish

Etymology

skön +‎ sjunga

Verb

skönsjunga (present skönsjunger, preterite skönsjöng, supine skönsjungit, imperative skönsjung)

  1. (usually in the present participle) to sing beautifully
    sju skönsjungande sjömän
    seven sailors singing beautifully [variation on a well-known tongue twister starting with "sju sjösjuka sjömän ..." (seven seasick sailors ...)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of skönsjunga (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive skönsjunga skönsjungas
supine skönsjungit skönsjungits
imperative skönsjung —
imper. plural1 skönsjungen —
present past present past
indicative skönsjunger skönsjöng skönsjungs, skönsjunges skönsjöngs
ind. plural1 skönsjunga skönsjöngo skönsjungas skönsjöngos
subjunctive2 skönsjunge skönsjönge skönsjunges skönsjönges
present participle skönsjungande
past participle —

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

References

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