bedriva
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish bedriva, from Middle Low German bedrîven. Equivalent to be- + driva. Cognate with Danish bedrive, Norwegian Bokmål bedrive, German betreiben, Dutch bedrijven and English bedrive.
Pronunciation
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Verb
bedriva
Conjugation
Conjugation of bedriva (class 1 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | bedriva | bedrivas | ||
Supine | bedrivit | bedrivits | ||
Imperative | bedriv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bedriven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bedriver | bedrev | bedrivs, bedrives | bedrevs |
Ind. plural1 | bedriva | bedrevo | bedrivas | bedrevos |
Subjunctive2 | bedrive | bedreve | bedrives | bedreves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bedrivande | |||
Past participle | bedriven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |