ledsam
Swedish
editAdjective
editledsam (comparative ledsammare, superlative ledsammast)
- sad (causing sadness)
- Det var lite ledsamt att ta farväl av dom
- It was a bit sad to say goodbye to them
- Det är ledsamt att se en så gammal kulturinstitution gå i graven
- It is sad to see the demise of such an old cultural institution
- en ledsam historia
- a sorry tale
- (weakened) boring
Usage notes
editUsually of more low-key sadness, due to circumstances or the like. A sad movie or sad music or the like would be sorglig.
Declension
edit| Inflection of ledsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ledsam | ledsammare | ledsammast |
| Neuter singular | ledsamt | ledsammare | ledsammast |
| Plural | ledsamma | ledsammare | ledsammast |
| Masculine plural3 | ledsamme | ledsammare | ledsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ledsamme | ledsammare | ledsammaste |
| All | ledsamma | ledsammare | ledsammaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||