skämma

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See also: skamma

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skemmd (“shame, disgrace”), from Old Swedish skæmma ("to dishonour") and the reflexive skæmmas ("to be ashamed"), same as Icelandic skemma, Danish skæmme, Middle Low German schemen, German schämen; related to Swedish skam (“shame”).

Verb

skämma (present skämmer, preterite skämde, supine skämt, imperative skäm)

  1. to spoil, to ruin, to dishonour
    Arbete skämmer ingen
    Work makes a shame of nobody
    För mycket eller för lite skämmer allt
    Too much or too little ruins everything
skämma bort
  1. to spoil (people)
    skämma bort barnen
    to spoil the kids
skämma ut
  1. to embarrass
    skämma ut sig
    embarrass oneself
    Vattenfall skämmer ut Sverige
    Vattenfall is an embarrassment to Sweden

Conjugation

Conjugation of skämma (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skämma skämmas
Supine skämt skämts
Imperative skäm —
Imper. plural1 skämmen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skämmer skämde skäms, skämmes skämdes
Ind. plural1 skämma skämde skämmas skämdes
Subjunctive2 skämme skämde skämmes skämdes
Participles
Present participle skämmande
Past participle skämd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of skämma (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skämma ut skämmas ut
Supine skämt ut skämts ut
Imperative skäm ut —
Imper. plural1 skämmen ut —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skämmer ut skämde ut skäms ut, skämmes ut skämdes ut
Ind. plural1 skämma ut skämde ut skämmas ut skämdes ut
Subjunctive2 skämme ut skämde ut skämmes ut skämdes ut
Participles
Present participle utskämmande
Past participle utskämd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

References

  • skämma, -s in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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