hälsa

See also: halsa and Halsa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hēlsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną, from *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilus.

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Noun

hälsa c

  1. health

Declension
Declension of hälsa 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative hälsa hälsan — —
Genitive hälsas hälsans — —

Derived terms

Verb

hälsa (present hälsar, preterite hälsade, supine hälsat, imperative hälsa)

  1. to greet, salute
    Han hälsade på Olle
    He greeted Olle
  2. to bid (welcome)
    Jag hälsar dig välkommen
    I bid you welcome
  3. to send word
    Nisse hälsar att den nya kebabsåsen är en stor förbättring
    Nisse sends word that the new kebab sauce is a great improvement

Usage notes

With the stress on hälsa, hälsa på means to greet. Stress on på changes the meaning to visit. See hälsa på.

Conjugation
Conjugation of hälsa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive hälsa hälsas
Supine hälsat hälsats
Imperative hälsa —
Imper. plural1 hälsen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative hälsar hälsade hälsas hälsades
Ind. plural1 hälsa hälsade hälsas hälsades
Subjunctive2 hälse hälsade hälses hälsades
Participles
Present participle hälsande
Past participle hälsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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