In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | omfamna |
| Present | omfamnar |
| Past | omfamnade |
| Imperative | omfamna |
| Supine | omfamnat |
Verbs conjugated like 'omfamna'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'omfamna'
famna,
omdana,
omfatta,
omnämna,
omrama,
onamna,
falna,
famla,
fasna,
hamna,
Translations
fathom, (transitive, archaic) to encircle with outstretched arms
hug, to embrace
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Om oklok man blir mäktig och rik eller ofta omfamnas av flickor, växer hans högfärd men inte hans vett. (If an unwise man becomes mighty and rich, or is often embraced by girls, his pride will grow but not his wits.) [2016, Lars Lönnroth, transl., Den poetiska Eddan, Atlantis, →ISBN, Den höges tal (Hávamál) §79, page 71:]
Additional Information
Etymology
om (“about, around”) + famn (“arms, embrace”) + -a. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk omfamna and Danish omfavne. See: Norwegian, nynorsk '
omfamna', Danish '
omfavne'.
Verbs referencing "omfamna"
Norwegian, nynorsk
omfamna.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.