somna

Somna is a Swedish verb meaning to fall asleep. It denotes the onset of sleep rather than the ongoing state of sleeping, which is described by the verb sova. Somna is used when referring to someone beginning to sleep, often in contexts like fatigue, travel, or routine routines that lead to sleep. The form is part of the common Swedish verb system and has distinct present, past, and participle forms.

Conjugation and usage: In the present tense, forms include jag somnar, du somnar, han/hon somnar, vi somnar, ni somnar, de somnar. The simple past tense is somnade (e.g., Jag somnade på bussen). The past participle is somnat, used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses, as in jag har somnat. Example sentences: Hon somnar ofta när hon läser. Efter middagen somnade han i soffan. These constructions illustrate how somna functions in everyday Swedish.

Other uses: Beyond its ordinary verb meaning, Somna can appear as a proper noun in various contexts, including geographic place names or corporate names in some countries. In such cases, it is capitalized as Somna and is not related to the Swedish verb sense. Because proper-noun uses vary by region, the meaning and significance of Somna can differ outside linguistic contexts.

See also: somnolence, somnus, somniferous. These related terms reflect the broader sleep-related vocabulary in Indo-European languages.