döva

See also: dova

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

döva

  1. inflection of döv:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

döv (“deaf”) +‎ -a, "deafen"

Alternative forms

  • döfva (obsolete)

Verb

döva (present dövar, preterite dövade, supine dövat, imperative döva)

  1. to numb (make (an unpleasant sensation) less intense)
    Jag dövade smärtan med en ispåse
    I numbed the pain with an ice pack
    Han dövade smärtan efter skilsmässan med sex, sprit och knark
    He numbed the pain after the divorce with sex, alcohol [hard liquor], and drugs [colloquial]
    I förhör säger mannen att han tände på för att döva sin ångest
    In interrogation, the man says he started/set the fires [lit on] to numb his anxiety
    "Sin ångest" sounds a bit better than "ångesten" if this is the first time his anxiety is mentioned.
    Hon försökte döva sitt dåliga samvete genom att ge honom presenter
    She tried to numb her bad conscience by giving him gifts
    Gåvor (“gifts”) sounds slightly old-fashioned here in Swedish.
    döva hungern med cigaretter
    numb one's hunger with cigarettes
Conjugation
Conjugation of döva (weak)
active passive
infinitive döva dövas
supine dövat dövats
imperative döva —
imper. plural1 döven —
present past present past
indicative dövar dövade dövas dövades
ind. plural1 döva dövade dövas dövades
subjunctive2 döve dövade döves dövades
present participle dövande
past participle dövad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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