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
Participles
Present participle sysselsättande
Past participle sysselsatt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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