sysselsätta

See also: sysselsatta

Swedish

Etymology

syssla + sätta

Verb

sysselsätta (present sysselsätter, preterite sysselsatte, supine sysselsatt, imperative sysselsätt)

  1. 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
  2. to employ (a person for a job)
    fabriken sysselsätter tjugo personer
    the factory employs twenty people

Conjugation

References

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