begå
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German began, begen. Equivalent to be- + gå.
Verb
[edit]begå (imperative begå, infinitive at begå, present tense begår, past tense begik, perfect tense begået)
Conjugation
[edit]References
[edit]- “begå” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German began, begen.
Verb
[edit]begå (imperative begå, present tense begår, passive begås, simple past begikk, past participle begått, present participle begående)
- to commit (e.g. a crime)
References
[edit]- “begå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]be- + gå. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]begå (present begår, preterite begick, supine begått, imperative begå)
- to commit, to perpetrate (perform, carry out)
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]active | passive | |||
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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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- begå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- begå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- begå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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