No. 12,342 in Swedish
sjukanmäler
To report sick or notify absence due to illness.
In a sentence
Jag sjukanmäler mig till arbete idag.
I am calling in sick to work today.
Here, 'sjukanmäler' is used reflexively (sjukanmäler mig) to indicate that the subject is reporting themselves as sick.
Mina kollegor sjukanmäler sig ofta under vintermånaderna.
My colleagues often call in sick during the winter months.
'Sjukanmäler' is used in the plural and reflexive form (sjukanmäler sig) to describe a habit among multiple individuals.
Han sjukanmäler sin dotter till skolan.
He reports his daughter sick to the school.
'Sjukanmäler' is used transitively here, showing that the subject is reporting someone else's condition as sick (his daughter).
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