sörja

See also: Sorja and sorja

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [²sœ̞rːja]
    • Audio:(file)
  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [²sɵrːja]

Etymology 1

Cognate of Icelandic syrja.

Noun

sörja c

  1. (countable, uncountable) sludge (wet, messy substance)
    1. mud
      Grusvägen var en enda sörja efter regnet
      The dirt road was a muddy mess after the rain
      "en enda" (a single) is used as an intensifier here. Compare singular in English.
    2. a mess
      en sörja av blod och inälvor
      a mess of blood and guts
  2. (figuratively) a mess, a mush, a muddle
    Filmen är en sörja av dåligt skådespeleri, taskigt manus och dåliga specialeffekter
    The movie is a mush [sludge] of bad acting, poor scriptwriting [script], and bad special effects
    Like mess, but sludge in tone.
Declension
Declension of sörja
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sörja sörjas
definite sörjan sörjans
plural indefinite sörjor sörjors
definite sörjorna sörjornas
Derived terms
  • snösörja
See also

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish syrghia, from Old Norse syrgja, from Proto-Germanic *surgijaną.

Verb

sörja (present sörjer, preterite sörjde, supine sörjt, imperative sörj)

  1. to grieve, to mourn (usually someone's death)
    Han sörjde sin döda kanin
    He mourned his dead rabbit
    Hon sörjde djupt efter makens bortgång
    She grieved deeply after her husband's passing
  2. (sörja för) to ensure; to take care of
    Andas ej in ångorna och sörj för god ventilation.
    Do not inhale the fumes and ensure good ventilation.
    Föräldrar ska sörja för barnens trygghet.
    Parents must [shall] ensure the safety of their children.
    sörja för någons behov
    provide for / care for someone's needs
Conjugation
Conjugation of sörja (weak)
active passive
infinitive sörja sörjas
supine sörjt sörjts
imperative sörj —
imper. plural1 sörjen —
present past present past
indicative sörjer sörjde sörjs, sörjes sörjdes
ind. plural1 sörja sörjde sörjas sörjdes
subjunctive2 sörje sörjde sörjes sörjdes
present participle sörjande
past participle sörjd

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013), “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3

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