betvivla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German bezweifeln, equivalent to be- + tvivla.[1] Cognate with Danish betvivle, Norwegian Bokmål betvile and Dutch betwijfelen.
Verb
[edit]betvivla (present betvivlar, preterite betvivlade, supine betvivlat, imperative betvivla)
- (transitive) to doubt
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of betvivla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | betvivla | betvivlas | ||
| Supine | betvivlat | betvivlats | ||
| Imperative | betvivla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | betvivlen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | betvivlar | betvivlade | betvivlas | betvivlades |
| Ind. plural1 | betvivla | betvivlade | betvivlas | betvivlades |
| Subjunctive2 | betvivle | betvivlade | betvivles | betvivlades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | betvivlande | |||
| Past participle | betvivlad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||