ledsen

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Swedish

en ledsen pojke
en smiley som är ledsen och gråter
en smiley som är jätteledsen och storgråter / gråter så att tårarna sprutar the tears spray (idiomatic)]

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Etymology

Related to led (tired, bored)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛsːən/
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Adjective

ledsen (comparative ledsnare, superlative ledsnast)

  1. sad
    Antonym: glad
    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 you know if a child is sad?
    Alla var väldigt ledsna
    Everyone was really sad
    glad och ledsen
    happy and sad
  2. sorry
    Jag är ledsen om jag stör
    I'm sorry if I'm bothering you

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 superlative1
common singular ledsen ledsnare ledsnast
neuter singular ledset ledsnare ledsnast
plural ledsna ledsnare ledsnast
masculine plural2 ledsne ledsnare ledsnast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ledsne ledsnare ledsnaste
all ledsna ledsnare ledsnaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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