ledsen

Swedish

Etymology

Related to led (“tired, bored”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛsːən/

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Adjective

ledsen (comparative ledsnare, superlative ledsnast)

1. sorry, sad

   Jag är ledsen om jag stör.

   I'm sorry if I'm bothering you.

   Hans kanin hade just dött, och han var ledsen och grät.

   His rabbit had just died, and he was sad and cried.

   Hur vet man om ett barn är ledset?

   How does one know if a child is sad?

   Alla var väldigt ledsna.

   Everyone was very sad.

Usage notes

See the usage notes for sorgsen, for which the natural translation is often sad as well.

Declension

Inflection of ledsen
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ledsen	ledsnare	ledsnast
Neuter singular	ledset	ledsnare	ledsnast
Plural	ledsna	ledsnare	ledsnast
Masculine plural3	ledsne	ledsnare	ledsnast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ledsne	ledsnare	ledsnaste
All	ledsna	ledsnare	ledsnaste
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

Alternative forms

• lessen

Synonyms

• deprimerad
• förstämd
• förtvivlad
• olycklig
• sur
• syrak
• sorgsen
• under isen

Antonyms

• glad
• lycklig
• sorglös

Related terms

• ledsna

See also

• sorglig

Further reading

• [1] in Project Runeberg
• ledsen in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• delens, eldens, ledens, ledsne, sedeln