skämmas
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Derived from skämma (“to spoil; to bring shame on; to dishonor”) and skam (“shame”). Identical to Danish skæmmes and Norwegian skjemmes.
Verb edit
skämmas (present skäms, preterite skämdes, supine skämts, imperative skäms)
- (deponent) to be ashamed; to be embarrassed
- De borde skämmas för vad de gjort
- They ought to be ashamed for what they've done
- passive infinitive of skämma
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of skämmas (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | — | skämmas | ||
| Supine | — | skämts | ||
| Imperative | — | skäms | ||
| Imper. plural1 | — | skämmens | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | — | — | skäms, skämmes | skämdes |
| Ind. plural1 | — | — | skämmas | skämdes |
| Subjunctive2 | — | — | skämmes | skämdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skämmandes | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- skämmas in Svensk ordbok.