begära
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]Conjugation of begära (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| 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.