välkomna
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The verb is derived from the adjective välkommen + -a
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]välkomna
Interjection
[edit]välkomna pl (singular välkommen)
- welcome (greeting given upon the arrival of multiple people at once)
Verb
[edit]välkomna (present välkomnar, preterite välkomnade, supine välkomnat, imperative välkomna)
- to greet welcome
- (figuratively) to welcome (be happy about)
- välkomna sommaren
- welcome the summer
- Vi välkomnar utredningen. Den kommer rentvå oss.
- We welcome the investigation. It will clear our names.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of välkomna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | välkomna | välkomnas | ||
| Supine | välkomnat | välkomnats | ||
| Imperative | välkomna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | välkomnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | välkomnar | välkomnade | välkomnas | välkomnades |
| Ind. plural1 | välkomna | välkomnade | välkomnas | välkomnades |
| Subjunctive2 | välkomne | välkomnade | välkomnes | välkomnades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | välkomnande | |||
| Past participle | välkomnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||