löna
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lona"
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish løna, from Old Norse launa, from laun + -a, equivalent to lön + -a. Cognate with Icelandic launa.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editlöna (present lönar, preterite lönade, supine lönat, imperative löna)
- to pay
- (reflexive) to pay off
- Det lönar sig alltid att sluta röka.
- It always pays off to stop smoking.
- Ibland lönar det sig att ta risker.
- Sometimes it pays off to take risks.
Conjugation
editConjugation of löna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | löna | lönas | ||
| Supine | lönat | lönats | ||
| Imperative | löna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | lönen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | lönar | lönade | lönas | lönades |
| Ind. plural1 | löna | lönade | lönas | lönades |
| Subjunctive2 | löne | lönade | lönes | lönades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | lönande | |||
| Past participle | lönad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- löna in Svensk ordbok.