beröra

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish beroren, from Middle Low German beroren, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”), *hrōzijaną (“to stir”), equivalent to be- +‎ röra. Cognate with Danish berøre, Norwegian Bokmål berøre, German berühren and Dutch beroeren.

Pronunciation

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Verb

beröra (present berör, preterite berörde, supine berört, imperative berör)

1. to touch (physically or emotionally)
2. to pertain to; to concern

Conjugation

Conjugation of beröra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	beröra		beröras
supine	berört		berörts
imperative	berör		—
imper. plural1	berören		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	berör	berörde	berörs, beröres	berördes
ind. plural1	beröra	berörde	beröras	berördes
subjunctive2	beröre	berörde	beröres	berördes
present participle		berörande
past participle		berörd

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

Related terms

• beröring

References

• beröra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)