besegra

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German besiegen, equivalent to be- +‎ segra. Compare Danish besejre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈseːɡra/

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Verb

besegra (present besegrar, preterite besegrade, supine besegrat, imperative besegra)

1. to defeat; to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of besegra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	besegra		besegras
supine	besegrat		besegrats
imperative	besegra		—
imper. plural1	besegren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	besegrar	besegrade	besegras	besegrades
ind. plural1	besegra	besegrade	besegras	besegrades
subjunctive2	besegre	besegrade	besegres	besegrades
present participle		besegrande
past participle		besegrad

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

Related terms

• besegrare

Further reading

• besegra in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker