skämmas
Swedish
Etymology
Derived from skämma (“to spoil; to bring shame on; to dishonor”) and skam (“shame”). Identical to Danish skæmmes and Norwegian skjemmes.
Verb
skämmas (present skäms, preterite skämdes, supine skämts, imperative skäms)
- (deponent) to be ashamed; to be embarrassed
- De borde skämmas för vad de gjort
- They ought to be ashamed for what they've done
- passive infinitive of skämma
Conjugation
Conjugation of skämmas (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | — | skämmas | ||
Supine | — | skämts | ||
Imperative | — | skäms | ||
Imper. plural1 | — | skämmens | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | — | — | skäms, skämmes | skämdes |
Ind. plural1 | — | — | skämmas | skämdes |
Subjunctive2 | — | — | skämmes | skämdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skämmandes | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Further reading
- skämmas in Svensk ordbok.
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