lämna

See also: Lamna

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier lemna, from Old Swedish limna, lifna, from Old Norse lifna, incoative of Proto-Germanic *lībaną (“to remain, to be left”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp-.

Pronunciation
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Verb

lämna (present lämnar, preterite lämnade, supine lämnat, imperative lämna)

  1. to leave; to not take away with oneself but leave as available for others; to deposit
  2. to leave; to transfer responsibility or attention (to)
  3. to leave; to depart from

Conjugation
Conjugation of lämna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive lämna lämnas
Present tense lämnar lämnas
Past tense lämnade lämnades
Supine lämnat lämnats
Imperative lämna —
Present participle lämnande
Past participle lämnad

References
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