bevittna
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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]
Conjugation of bevittna (weak)
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bevittnande | |||
| Past participle | bevittnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||