somna om
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]somna (“fall asleep”) + om (“re-, again”)
Verb
[edit]somna om (present somnar om, preterite somnade om, supine somnat om, imperative somna om)
- to fall asleep again, after having woken up; to go back to sleep
- Jag lyckades somna om efter att jag avstyrt lönnmördaren, men blev väckt av ännu en lönnmördare
- I managed to go back to sleep after averting the assassin, but was awakened by yet another assassin
Usage notes
[edit]The present and past participles omsomnande (going back to sleep) and omsomnad (gone back to sleep) are perfectly understandable, though quirky-sounding, like in English.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | somna om | somnas om | ||
| supine | somnat om | somnats om | ||
| imperative | somna om | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | somnen om | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | somnar om | somnade om | somnas om | somnades om |
| ind. plural1 | somna om | somnade om | somnas om | somnades om |
| subjunctive2 | somne om | somnade om | somnes om | somnades om |
| present participle | omsomnande | |||
| past participle | omsomnad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.