löna

See also: lona, Lona, loṇa, and løna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish løna, from Old Norse launa, from laun + -a, equivalent to lön +‎ -a. Cognate with Icelandic launa.

Pronunciation
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Verb

löna (present lönar, preterite lönade, supine lönat, imperative löna)

  1. to pay
  2. (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
Conjugation 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.

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