/ˈɛlˌska/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish ælska, from Old Norse ælska (Compare Old West Norse elska). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”).
- intransitive, sometimes, transitive, usuallyto love (romantically or otherwise – same tone as in English)
“Jag älskar dig” — I love you
“Jag älskar mina barn” — I love my children
“Jag älskar deras nya kebabsås” — I love their new kebab sauce
- intransitiveto make love
“De älskade med varandra” — They made love to each other
“De älskade uppe på höskullen” — They made love in the hayloft
Formerälskar(present) · älskade(preterite) · älskat(supine) · älska(imperative) · älska(active, infinitive) · älskas(infinitive, passive) · älskat(active, supine) · älskats(passive, supine) · älska(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · älsken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · älskar(active, indicative, present) · älskade(active, indicative, past) · älskas(indicative, passive, present) · älskades(indicative, passive, past) · älska(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · älskade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · älskas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · älskades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)