begåva
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to be- + gåva, from Old Swedish begava, from Middle Low German begaven, from Old Saxon bi- + gevan.
Compare Danish begave, Dutch begaven, German begaben.
Verb
[edit]begåva (present begåvar, preterite begåvade, supine begåvat, imperative begåva)
Usage notes
[edit]Typically used in the passive voice or the past participle.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | begåva | begåvas | ||
| supine | begåvat | begåvats | ||
| imperative | begåva | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | begåven | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | begåvar | begåvade | begåvas | begåvades |
| ind. plural1 | begåva | begåvade | begåvas | begåvades |
| subjunctive2 | begåve | begåvade | begåves | begåvades |
| present participle | begåvande | |||
| past participle | begåvad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.