bäva
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bibōną, *bibjaną (“to quake, shiver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyǝ- (“to frighten, be afraid”). Compare Dutch beven (“to quake”), German beben (“to quake, tremble”).
Verb
bäva
Conjugation
Conjugation of bäva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bäva | bävas | ||
| Supine | bävat | bävats | ||
| Imperative | bäva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bäven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bävar | bävade | bävas | bävades |
| Ind. plural1 | bäva | bävade | bävas | bävades |
| Subjunctive2 | bäve | bävade | bäves | bävades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bävande | |||
| Past participle | bävad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||