bevittna
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From be- + vittna. Cognate with Danish bevidne, Norwegian Bokmål bevitne; compare German bezeugen.
Verb
[edit]bevittna (present bevittnar, preterite bevittnade, supine bevittnat, imperative bevittna)
- to witness
- 1944, Pär Lagerkvist, Dvärgen; translated as Alexandra Dick, transl., The Dwarf, 1945:
- Solen som stod ett litet stycke över bergen i väster kastade sina sista strålar över slagfältet som bevittnat så mycket hjältemod, ära och nederlag.
- The sun was low above the western hills and its dying rays fell over the field which had witnessed so much glory, heroism, and defeat.
- to certify ((a document or the like) as being correct or valid)
- Synonym: vidimera
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bevittna | bevittnas | ||
| supine | bevittnat | bevittnats | ||
| imperative | bevittna | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bevittnen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bevittnar | bevittnade | bevittnas | bevittnades |
| ind. plural1 | bevittna | bevittnade | bevittnas | bevittnades |
| subjunctive2 | bevittne | bevittnade | bevittnes | bevittnades |
| present participle | bevittnande | |||
| past participle | bevittnad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.