begära
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German begeren (“to want, covet”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]begära (present begär, preterite begärde, supine begärt, imperative begär)
Conjugation
[edit]active | passive | |||
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infinitive | begära | begäras | ||
supine | begärt | begärts | ||
imperative | begär | — | ||
imper. plural1 | begären | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | begär | begärde | begärs, begäres | begärdes |
ind. plural1 | begära | begärde | begäras | begärdes |
subjunctive2 | begäre | begärde | begäres | begärdes |
present participle | begärande | |||
past participle | begärd |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- be (“ask for”) (less forceful)
Further reading
[edit]- begära in Svensk ordbok.