bönhöra

Swedish

Etymology

bön (“prayer”) +‎ höra (“hear”)

Verb

bönhöra (present bönhör, preterite bönhörde, supine bönhört, imperative bönhör)

1. (often in the past participle "bönhörd") to have one's prayers answered (by a deity, or figuratively)

   De som velat ha krämigare kebabsås har nu blivit bönhörda — vi har ändrat receptet

   Those who wanted creamier kebab sauce have now had their prayers answered — we've changed the recipe

Conjugation

Conjugation of bönhöra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	bönhöra		bönhöras
supine	bönhört		bönhörts
imperative	bönhör		—
imper. plural1	bönhören		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bönhör	bönhörde	bönhörs, bönhöres	bönhördes
ind. plural1	bönhöra	bönhörde	bönhöras	bönhördes
subjunctive2	bönhöre	bönhörde	bönhöres	bönhördes
present participle		bönhörande
past participle		bönhörd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• bönfalla

References

• “bönhöra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bönhöra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bönhöra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)