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hälsa

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See also: halsa and Halsa

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hēlsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną, from *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hälsa c

  1. health

Declension

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Declension of hälsa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hälsa hälsas
definite hälsan hälsans
plural indefinite
definite

Derived terms

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Verb

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hälsa (present hälsar, preterite hälsade, supine hälsat, imperative hälsa)

  1. to greet, salute
    Han hälsade på Olle
    He greeted Olle
  2. to bid (welcome)
    Jag hälsar dig välkommen
    I bid you welcome
  3. to send word
    Nisse hälsar att den nya kebabsåsen är en stor förbättring
    Nisse sends word that the new kebab sauce is a big improvement

Usage notes

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With the stress on hälsa, hälsa på means to greet. Stress on changes the meaning to visit. See hälsa på.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of hälsa (weak)
active passive
infinitive hälsa hälsas
supine hälsat hälsats
imperative hälsa
imper. plural1 hälsen
present past present past
indicative hälsar hälsade hälsas hälsades
ind. plural1 hälsa hälsade hälsas hälsades
subjunctive2 hälse hälsade hälses hälsades
present participle hälsande
past participle hälsad

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

Derived terms

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References

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