glädja
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish glæþia, glæþa, from Old Norse gleðja, from Proto-Germanic *gladjaną, derived from Proto-Germanic *gladaz. Compare Icelandic gleðja, Danish glæde, Old English gladian.
Verb edit
glädja (present gläder or glädjer, preterite gladde, supine glatt, imperative gläd)
- make someone or something feel happy; gladden, cheer
- Det gladde mig att höra.
- I was happy to hear that.
- (literally, “That gladdened me to hear.”)
- 1917, Dan Andersson, Svarta ballader, "Gillet på vinden"
- Och jag sade: "Det gläder en yngling att du tagit däj ända hit, […]
- And I said: "It gladdens a young man that you've come all the way here, […]
- (reflexive, transitively with åt or över) to feel happy (about something)
- Han glädjer sig åt att äntligen ha semester
- He is happy to finally be on vacation
- Synonym: glädjas
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of glädja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | glädja | glädjas | ||
| Supine | glatt | glatts | ||
| Imperative | gläd | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gläden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gläder, glädjer | gladde | gläds, glädes, glädjes | gladdes |
| Ind. plural1 | glädja | gladde | glädjas | gladdes |
| Subjunctive2 | gläde | gladde | glädes | gladdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | glädjande | |||
| Past participle | gladd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||