befrakta

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German befrachten, or from Dutch bevrachten. Cognate of Danish befragte. By surface analysis, be- +‎ frakta. First attested in 1723.

Verb

befrakta (present befraktar, preterite befraktade, supine befraktat, imperative befrakta)

1. freight, charter (hire a boat to use it for shipping)

Conjugation

Conjugation of befrakta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	befrakta		befraktas
supine	befraktat		befraktats
imperative	befrakta		—
imper. plural1	befrakten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	befraktar	befraktade	befraktas	befraktades
ind. plural1	befrakta	befraktade	befraktas	befraktades
subjunctive2	befrakte	befraktade	befraktes	befraktades
present participle		befraktande
past participle		befraktad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• befraktare

Further reading

• befrakta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker