glädja

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish glæþia, glæþa, from Old Norse gleðja, from Proto-Germanic *gladjaną, derived from Proto-Germanic *gladaz. Compare Icelandic gleðja, Danish glæde, Old English gladian.

Verb

glädja (present gläder or glädjer, preterite gladde, supine glatt, imperative gläd)

  1. make someone or something feel happy; gladden, cheer
    Det gladde mig att höra.
    I was happy to hear that.
    (literally, “That gladdened me to hear.”)
  2. (reflexive, transitively with åt or över) to feel happy (about something)
    Han glädjer sig åt att äntligen ha semester
    He is happy to finally be on vacation
    Synonym: glädjas

Conjugation

Conjugation of glädja (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive glädja glädjas
Supine glatt glatts
Imperative gläd —
Imper. plural1 gläden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gläder, glädjer gladde gläds, glädes, glädjes gladdes
Ind. plural1 glädja gladde glädjas gladdes
Subjunctive2 gläde gladde glädes gladdes
Participles
Present participle glädjande
Past participle gladd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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