sorgsen

Swedish

Etymology

Related to sorg (sorrow).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sorgsen (comparative sorgsnare, superlative sorgsnast)

  1. sad, feeling or expressing sorrow

Usage notes

More towards a melancholic, gloomy, or "calm" kind of sadness compared to ledsen. Someone sad and bawling because their cat just died or the like would be ledsen. Someone ruminating over the past with a sad look on their face or suffering from a light depression would be sorgsen. Both words match English sad in tone, but with different intensity/immediacy.

Declension

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