tåras

Swedish

Etymology

tår (tear) + -a + -s

Verb

tåras (present tåras, preterite tårades, supine tårats, imperative tåras)

  1. (deponent) to tear up, to tear (fill with tears, of eyes, from sadness or otherwise)
    Synonyms: tåra sig, vattnas
    Ögonen tårades gång på gång under den sorgliga filmens gång
    My eyes teared up ("were teared") again and again over the course of the sad movie

Usage notes

Often also expressed as "få tårar i ögonen" (get tears in one's eyes), especially for sad tears.

Conjugation

References

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