älska
See also: ælska
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish ælska, from Old Norse ælska (Compare Old West Norse elska). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
älska (present älskar, preterite älskade, supine älskat, imperative älska)
- (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) to love
- Jag älskar dig
- I love you
- Jag älskar deras nya kebabsås
- I love their new kebab sauce
- 1969, Lasse Berghagen (lyrics and music), “Teddybjörnen Fredriksson [Fredriksson the teddy bear]”:
- Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, ja, så hette han. En gång var han bara min, och vi älskade varann. Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, hans nos den var av garn. Ja, han var min bästa vän, när jag var ett litet barn.
- Fredriksson the teddy bear, yes, that was his name. Once he was just mine, and we loved each other. Fredriksson the teddy bear, his nose was made of yarn. Yes, he was my best friend, when I was a little child.
- (intransitive) to make love
- De älskade med varandra
- They made love to each other
- De älskade uppe på höskullen
- They made love in the hayloft
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of älska (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | älska | älskas | ||
Supine | älskat | älskats | ||
Imperative | älska | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | älsken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | älskar | älskade | älskas | älskades |
Ind. plural1 | älska | älskade | älskas | älskades |
Subjunctive2 | älske | älskade | älskes | älskades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | älskande | |||
Past participle | älskad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |