belysa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]belysa (present belyser, preterite belyste, supine belyst, imperative belys)
- to light, to light up, to illuminate
- to shine a light on, to highlight, to illustrate ((direct attention towards and) clarify)
- Genom min bok vill jag belysa näbbdjurens nöd
- Through my book, I want to highlight the plight of the platypuses
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of belysa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | belysa | belysas | ||
| Supine | belyst | belysts | ||
| Imperative | belys | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | belysen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | belyser | belyste | belyses | belystes |
| Ind. plural1 | belysa | belyste | belysas | belystes |
| Subjunctive2 | belyse | belyste | belyses | belystes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | belysande | |||
| Past participle | belyst | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||