begära
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German begeren (“to want, covet”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Verb[edit]
begära (present begär, preterite begärde, supine begärt, imperative begär)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of begära (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | begära | begäras | ||
| Supine | begärt | begärts | ||
| Imperative | begär | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | begären | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | begär | begärde | begärs, begäres | begärdes |
| Ind. plural1 | begära | begärde | begäras | begärdes |
| Subjunctive2 | begäre | begärde | begäres | begärdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | begärande | |||
| Past participle | begärd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- be (“ask for”) (less forceful)
Further reading[edit]
- begära in Svensk ordbok.