befalla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish befælla, Borrowed from Middle Low German befallen. By surface analysis, be- + falla. Displaced native bjuda in this sense.
Verb
[edit]befalla (present befaller, preterite befallde, supine befallt, imperative befall)
Usage notes
[edit]- This verb has weak conjugation, even though falla has the strong one (föll, fallit). It is a common mistake to write beföll, befallit.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | befalla | befallas | ||
| supine | befallt | befallts | ||
| imperative | befall | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | befallen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | befaller | befallde | befalls, befalles | befalldes |
| ind. plural1 | befalla | befallde | befallas | befalldes |
| subjunctive2 | befalle | befallde | befalles | befalldes |
| present participle | befallande | |||
| past participle | befalld | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- befalla in Svensk ordbok.