hörsamma
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hørsæmia, equivalent to hörsam + -a (compare uppmärksamma).
Verb
[edit]hörsamma (present hörsammar, preterite hörsammade, supine hörsammat, imperative hörsamma)
- (formal) to respond to, to heed (a request, suggestion, criticism, or the like)
- De hörsammade kritiken och började använda mer smör i kebabsåsreceptet
- They responded to the criticism and started using more butter in their kebab sauce recipe
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hörsamma | hörsammas | ||
| supine | hörsammat | hörsammats | ||
| imperative | hörsamma | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | hörsammen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | hörsammar | hörsammade | hörsammas | hörsammades |
| ind. plural1 | hörsamma | hörsammade | hörsammas | hörsammades |
| subjunctive2 | hörsamme | hörsammade | hörsammes | hörsammades |
| present participle | hörsammande | |||
| past participle | hörsammad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Adjective
[edit]hörsamma
References
[edit]- hörsamma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hörsamma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hörsämia in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L