glädja
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish glæþia, glæþa, from Old Norse gleðja, from Proto-Germanic *gladjaną, derived from Proto-Germanic *gladaz. Compare Icelandic gleðja, Danish glæde, Old English gladian.
Verb
[edit]glädja (present gläder or glädjer, preterite gladde, supine glatt, imperative gläd)
- make someone or something feel happy; gladden, cheer
- Det gladde mig att höra.
- I was happy to hear that.
- (literally, “That gladdened me to hear.”)
- 1917, Dan Andersson, Svarta ballader, "Gillet på vinden"
- Och jag sade: "Det gläder en yngling att du tagit däj ända hit, […]
- And I said: "It gladdens a young man that you've come all the way here, […]
- (reflexive, transitively with åt or över) to feel happy (about something)
- Han glädjer sig åt att äntligen ha semester
- He is happy to finally be on vacation
- Synonym: glädjas
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | glädja | glädjas | ||
| supine | glatt | glatts | ||
| imperative | gläd | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | gläden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | gläder, glädjer | gladde | gläds, glädes, glädjes | gladdes |
| ind. plural1 | glädja | gladde | glädjas | gladdes |
| subjunctive2 | gläde | gladde | glädes | gladdes |
| present participle | glädjande | |||
| past participle | gladd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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