bejaka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish beiaka, equivalent to be- + jaka. See also Danish bejae and German bejahen.
Verb
[edit]bejaka (present bejakar, preterite bejakade, supine bejakat, imperative bejaka)
- to answer a question with "yes".
- (figurative, transitive) to be positive towards, to welcome (a person or something more abstract)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of bejaka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bejaka | bejakas | ||
| Supine | bejakat | bejakats | ||
| Imperative | bejaka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bejaken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bejakar | bejakade | bejakas | bejakades |
| Ind. plural1 | bejaka | bejakade | bejakas | bejakades |
| Subjunctive2 | bejake | bejakade | bejakes | bejakades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bejakande | |||
| Past participle | bejakad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||