hörsamma
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish hørsæmia, equivalent to hörsam + -a (compare uppmärksamma).
Verb edit
hörsamma (present hörsammar, preterite hörsammade, supine hörsammat, imperative hörsamma)
- (formal) to respond to, to heed (a request, suggestion, criticism, or the like)
- De hörsammade kritiken och började använda mer smör i kebabsåsreceptet
- They responded to the criticism and started using more butter in their kebab sauce recipe
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of hörsamma (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hörsamma | hörsammas | ||
| Supine | hörsammat | hörsammats | ||
| Imperative | hörsamma | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hörsammen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hörsammar | hörsammade | hörsammas | hörsammades |
| Ind. plural1 | hörsamma | hörsammade | hörsammas | hörsammades |
| Subjunctive2 | hörsamme | hörsammade | hörsammes | hörsammades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hörsammande | |||
| Past participle | hörsammad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Adjective edit
hörsamma
References edit
- hörsamma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hörsamma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hörsämia in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L