bikta
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]bikta (present biktar, preterite biktade, supine biktat, imperative bikta)
- (Christianity, reflexive) to confess
- (Christianity) to receive a confession (from someone, as a priest)
- (figuratively, reflexive) to bare one's soul (and admit flaws)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bikta | biktas | ||
| supine | biktat | biktats | ||
| imperative | bikta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bikten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | biktar | biktade | biktas | biktades |
| ind. plural1 | bikta | biktade | biktas | biktades |
| subjunctive2 | bikte | biktade | biktes | biktades |
| present participle | biktande | |||
| past participle | biktad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]- bikt (“confession”)