sysselsätta

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Swedish

Etymology

syssla +‎ sätta

Verb

sysselsätta (present sysselsätter, preterite sysselsatte, supine sysselsatt, imperative sysselsätt)

  1. to occupy (with something)
    Jag sysselsätter mig med att lösa korsord
    I occupy myself with solving crossword puzzles
    Håll dom sysselsatta medan jag länsar kassaskåpet
    Keep them busy while I empty the safe
  2. to employ (a person for a job)
    fabriken sysselsätter tjugo personer
    the factory employs twenty people

Conjugation

Conjugation of sysselsätta (weak)
active passive
infinitive sysselsätta sysselsättas
supine sysselsatt sysselsatts
imperative sysselsätt
imper. plural1 sysselsätten
present past present past
indicative sysselsätter sysselsatte sysselsätts, sysselsättes sysselsattes
ind. plural1 sysselsätta sysselsatte sysselsättas sysselsattes
subjunctive2 sysselsätte sysselsatte sysselsättes sysselsattes
present participle sysselsättande
past participle sysselsatt

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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