Swedish verb

glädjas

rejoiceAlso the passive of glädja.

Meaning

rejoice

Conjugation

Conjugation of glädjas (rejoice)
Infinitiveatt glädjasto rejoice
Presentglädsjag gläds
Pastgladdesjag gladdes
Supineglattsused after har / hade
Perfecthar glattsjag har glatts
Past perfecthade glattsjag hade glatts
Futureska glädjasor: kommer att glädjas
Conditionalskulle glädjasjag skulle glädjas
Imperativegläds!a command

glädjas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use gläds. See the four verb groups explained.

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What does glädjas mean?

glädjas in a sentence

  • Han gläds åt att äntligen ha semester
    He is happy to finally be on vacation

Questions

What does glädjas mean in English?

glädjas means “rejoice”.

What is the past tense of glädjas?

The past tense of glädjas is gladdes (“jag gladdes”). The supine is glatts, used in “jag har glatts”.

What is the present tense of glädjas?

gläds, the same for every person: jag gläds, du gläds, vi gläds.

Nearby common words

glädjas is number 8,293 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,289otalt unresolved (about conflict)
  • 8,290propaganda propaganda, publicity
  • 8,291solstråle a sunbeam, a ray of sunlight, a very happy and positive person (usually a child) whose happiness seems to be contagious
  • 8,292uppblåst blown-up
  • 8,294civilisera civilise (bring civilization to)
  • 8,295renare filter
  • 8,296snok grass snake
  • 8,297hyfs manners
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