jämra
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Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]jämra (present jämrar, preterite jämrade, supine jämrat, imperative jämra)
- (usually reflexive) to make a noise like from mourning or pain; to lament, to whimper, to wail
- Katten hade fått en sticka i tassen och jämrade sig
- The cat had gotten a splinter in its paw and was whimpering
- (usually reflexive, figurative) to moan, to lament (complain)
- "Vad ska jag göra?" jämrade han sig
- "What am I going to do?" he moaned
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of jämra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | jämra | jämras | ||
| Supine | jämrat | jämrats | ||
| Imperative | jämra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | jämren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | jämrar | jämrade | jämras | jämrades |
| Ind. plural1 | jämra | jämrade | jämras | jämrades |
| Subjunctive2 | jämre | jämrade | jämres | jämrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | jämrande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||