bedåra
Appearance
See also: bèdara
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German bedoren, bedören. Equivalent to be- + dåra. Related to dåre (“fool”). Cognate with Danish bedåre, Norwegian Bokmål bedåre and German betören.
Verb
[edit]bedåra (present bedårar, preterite bedårade, supine bedårat, imperative bedåra)
- to charm, to enchant
- 1938, Karl Gerhard, song title
- Jag är ett bedårande barn av min tid
- I am a charming child of my times
- 1938, Karl Gerhard, song title
Usage notes
[edit]- The prefix can be dropped for the more dated synonym.
- Most used in the present participle bedårande (“charming, stunning, breathtaking”).
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of bedåra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | bedåra | bedåras | ||
Supine | bedårat | bedårats | ||
Imperative | bedåra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bedåren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bedårar | bedårade | bedåras | bedårades |
Ind. plural1 | bedåra | bedårade | bedåras | bedårades |
Subjunctive2 | bedåre | bedårade | bedåres | bedårades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bedårande | |||
Past participle | bedårad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- bedåra in Svensk ordbok.