välkomna

Swedish

Etymology

The verb is derived from the adjective välkommen +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Adjective

välkomna

  1. inflection of välkommen:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Interjection

välkomna pl (singular välkommen)

  1. welcome (greeting given upon the arrival of multiple people at once)

Verb

välkomna (present välkomnar, preterite välkomnade, supine välkomnat, imperative välkomna)

  1. to greet welcome
  2. (figuratively) to welcome (be happy about)
    välkomna sommaren
    welcome the summer
    Vi välkomnar utredningen. Den kommer rentvå oss.
    We welcome the investigation. It will clear our names.

Conjugation

Conjugation of välkomna (weak)
active passive
infinitive välkomna välkomnas
supine välkomnat välkomnats
imperative välkomna —
imper. plural1 välkomnen —
present past present past
indicative välkomnar välkomnade välkomnas välkomnades
ind. plural1 välkomna välkomnade välkomnas välkomnades
subjunctive2 välkomne välkomnade välkomnes välkomnades
present participle välkomnande
past participle välkomnad

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

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