No. 12,502 in Swedish
skämmas
To feel ashamed or embarrassed.
In a sentence
Jag skäms när jag gör ett misstag.
I feel ashamed when I make a mistake.
This indicates personal feelings of embarrassment or shame due to one's own actions.
Du borde skämmas för hur du uppförde dig.
You should be ashamed of how you behaved.
Used here to imply that someone else should feel shame due to their actions or behavior.
Hon skäms över att hon inte hjälpte till.
She is ashamed that she didn't help out.
Showcases regret or shame about not performing a certain action.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “skämmas” in actual Swedish podcasts.
Find “skämmas” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Swedish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appSwedish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).