ledsam

Swedish

Adjective

ledsam (comparative ledsammare, superlative ledsammast)

1. sad (causing sadness)

   Det var lite ledsamt att ta farväl av dom

   It was a bit sad to say goodbye to them

   Det är ledsamt att se en så gammal kulturinstitution gå i graven

   It is sad to see the demise of such an old cultural institution

   en ledsam historia

   a sorry tale

2. (weakened) boring

Usage notes

Usually of more low-key sadness, due to circumstances or the like. A sad movie or sad music or the like would be sorglig.

Declension

Inflection of ledsam

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	ledsam	ledsammare	ledsammast
neuter singular	ledsamt	ledsammare	ledsammast
plural	ledsamma	ledsammare	ledsammast
masculine plural2	ledsamme	ledsammare	ledsammast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	ledsamme	ledsammare	ledsammaste
all	ledsamma	ledsammare	ledsammaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• ledsam in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker