skämma
See also: skamma
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse skemmd (“shame, disgrace”), from Old Swedish skæmma ("to dishonour") and the reflexive skæmmas ("to be ashamed"), same as Icelandic skemma, Danish skæmme, Middle Low German schemen, German schämen; related to Swedish skam (“shame”).
Verb
[edit]skämma (present skämmer, preterite skämde, supine skämt, imperative skäm)
- to spoil, to ruin, to dishonour
- Arbete skämmer ingen
- Work makes a shame of nobody
- För mycket eller för lite skämmer allt
- Too much or too little ruins everything
- to spoil (people)
- skämma bort barnen
- to spoil the kids
- skämma ut
- to embarrass
- skämma ut sig
- embarrass oneself
- Vattenfall skämmer ut Sverige
- Vattenfall is an embarrassment to Sweden
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skämma | skämmas | ||
| supine | skämt | skämts | ||
| imperative | skäm | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | skämmen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | skämmer | skämde | skäms, skämmes | skämdes |
| ind. plural1 | skämma | skämde | skämmas | skämdes |
| subjunctive2 | skämme | skämde | skämmes | skämdes |
| present participle | skämmande | |||
| past participle | skämd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skämma ut | skämmas ut | ||
| supine | skämt ut | skämts ut | ||
| imperative | skäm ut | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | skämmen ut | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | skämmer ut | skämde ut | skäms ut, skämmes ut | skämdes ut |
| ind. plural1 | skämma ut | skämde ut | skämmas ut | skämdes ut |
| subjunctive2 | skämme ut | skämde ut | skämmes ut | skämdes ut |
| present participle | utskämmande | |||
| past participle | utskämd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- skämma, -s in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading
[edit]- skämma in Svensk ordbok.