begå

See also: bega and bėga

Danish

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

References

• “begå” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German began, begen.

Verb

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

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

References

• “begå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɡoː/

• Audio:

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Verb

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

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

Usage notes

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

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.

Derived terms

• begå självmord

See also

• gå

References

• begå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• begå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• begå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• båge