belysa
Swedish
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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]| 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 |
| present participle | belysande | |||
| past participle | belyst | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.