sysselsätta
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See also: sysselsatta
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
sysselsätta (present sysselsätter, preterite sysselsatte, supine sysselsatt, imperative sysselsätt)
- to occupy (with something)
- Jag sysselsätter mig med att lösa korsord
- I occupy myself with solving crossword puzzles
- Håll dom sysselsatta medan jag länsar kassaskåpet
- Keep them busy while I empty the safe
- to employ (a person for a job)
- fabriken sysselsätter tjugo personer
- the factory employs twenty people
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of sysselsätta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sysselsätta | sysselsättas | ||
| Supine | sysselsatt | sysselsatts | ||
| Imperative | sysselsätt | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sysselsätten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sysselsätter | sysselsatte | sysselsätts, sysselsättes | sysselsattes |
| Ind. plural1 | sysselsätta | sysselsatte | sysselsättas | sysselsattes |
| Subjunctive2 | sysselsätte | sysselsatte | sysselsättes | sysselsattes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sysselsättande | |||
| Past participle | sysselsatt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||