beskjuta

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bescheten or German beschießen, equivalent to be- +‎ skjuta. Compare Danish beskyde, Dutch beschieten.

Verb

beskjuta (present beskjuter, preterite besköt, supine beskjutit, imperative beskjut)

1. shell, fire upon, shoot at

Conjugation

Conjugation of beskjuta (class 2 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	beskjuta		beskjutas
supine	beskjutit		beskjutits
imperative	beskjut		—
imper. plural1	beskjuten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	beskjuter	besköt	beskjuts, beskjutes	besköts
ind. plural1	beskjuta	besköto	beskjutas	beskötos
subjunctive2	beskjute	besköte	beskjutes	beskötes
present participle		beskjutande
past participle		beskjuten

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

Derived terms

• beskjutning

References

• “beskjuta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “beskjuta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “beskjuta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)