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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sorgheliker, equivalent to sorg + -lig (“-ly”). Cognate of German sorglich, Danish sørgelig.
Adjective
sorglig (comparative sorgligare, superlative sorgligast)
- sad (evoking sadness)
en sorglig film- a sad movie
Det är sorgligt när hjälten dör i slutet av boken- It's sad when the hero dies at the end of the book
en sorglig situation med mycket onödigt lidande- a sad situation with a lot of unnecessary suffering
2007, Laser Inc (lyrics and music), “Det var en gång en fågel [Once upon a time, there was a bird]”:Det var en gång en liten fågel. Ja, en fågel. Han bodde på landet, och Roger hette han. Han ville gärna leka med sina vänner, med sina vänner, men det fick inte han. Men denna historia slutar sorgligt, för Roger blev skjuten, skjuten i magen av gamle jägar'n [jägaren] Pär. Han ville hem och äta, äta en fågel med lite potäter, men Roger hann iväg.- Once upon a time, there was a little bird. Yes, a bird. He lived in the countryside, and Roger was his name. He wanted to play with his friends , with his friends, but he didn't get to. But this story ends sadly, because Roger was shot, shot in the stomach by old hunter Pär . He wanted to go home and eat, eat a bird with some potatoes, but Roger got away .
- sad (pitiful or pathetic (evoking sadness, or contempt when more figurative))
Han är bara sorglig- He's just sad
sorgliga, patetiska små varelser- sad, pathetic little creatures
De bor under rätt sorgliga förhållanden- They live in pretty sad conditions
Usage notes
Of a situation, story, book, movie, or the like in (sense 1). For a person, sorglig means sad as in pitiful or pathetic. For feeling sad, sorgsen or ledsen is used.
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