besvare

Danish

Etymology

From be- +‎ svare, compare Norwegian besvare and Swedish besvara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /besvaːˀrə/, [b̥eˈsʋ̥ɑˀɑ]

Verb

besvare (past tense besvarede, past participle besvaret)

1. to answer, reply to

Conjugation

Inflection of besvare

	present	past
simple	besvarer	besvarede
perfect	har besvaret	havde besvaret
passive	besvares	besvaredes
participle	besvarende	besvaret
imperative	besvar	—
infinitive	besvare	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	besvaren	—

Derived terms

• besvarelse
• ubesvaret

References

• “besvare” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From be- +‎ svare.

Verb

besvare (imperative besvar, present tense besvarer, passive besvares, simple past besvarte, past participle besvart, present participle besvarende)

1. to answer, reply to

Derived terms

• ubesvart

References

• “besvare” in The Bokmål Dictionary.