lugna
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
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Adjective
editlugna
Etymology 2
editVerb
editlugna (present lugnar, preterite lugnade, supine lugnat, imperative lugna)
- to calm (someone)
- De lugnade honom med försäkringar om att hans son var oskadd
- They calmed him by reassuring that his son was unharmed
- (reflexive) to calm down
- Lugna dig!
- Calm down!
Conjugation
editConjugation of lugna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lugna | lugnas | ||
| Supine | lugnat | lugnats | ||
| Imperative | lugna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | lugnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | lugnar | lugnade | lugnas | lugnades |
| Ind. plural1 | lugna | lugnade | lugnas | lugnades |
| Subjunctive2 | lugne | lugnade | lugnes | lugnades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | lugnande | |||
| Past participle | lugnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
edit- lugna ner (“calm down”)
References
edit- lugna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lugna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lugna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)