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begå

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See also: bega and bėga

Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German began, begen. Equivalent to be- +‎ .

Verb

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begå (imperative begå, infinitive at begå, present tense begår, past tense begik, perfect tense begået)

  1. to commit (e.g. a crime)
    Coordinate terms: forøve, bedrive
  2. (humorous or cant) create or produce (e.g. a book or piece of art)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of begå
active passive
present begår begås
past begik
infinitive begå begås
imperative begå
participle
present begående
past begået
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund begåen

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German began, begen.

Verb

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begå (imperative begå, present tense begår, passive begås, simple past begikk, past participle begått, present participle begående)

  1. to commit (e.g. a crime)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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be- +‎ . (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈɡoː/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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begå (present begår, preterite begick, supine begått, imperative begå)

  1. to commit, to perpetrate (perform, carry out)

Usage notes

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Almost exclusively used in connection with various crimes, (serious) mistakes or suicides. If it is ever used in other contexts, one of these contexts will still flavor the word.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of begå (strong)
active passive
infinitive begå begås
supine begått begåtts
imperative begå
imper. plural1 begån
present past present past
indicative begår begick begås begicks
ind. plural1 begå begingo begås begingos
subjunctive2 begå beginge begås beginges
present participle begående
past participle begången

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

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