bevara
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish bevara, from Middle Low German bewaren, from Proto-Germanic *biwarōną from *bi- + *warōną. Equivalent to be- + vara (“to last”). Cognate with English beware, Danish bevare, Norwegian Bokmål bevare, Norwegian Nynorsk bevare, bevara, Dutch bewaren and German bewahren.
Pronunciation
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Verb
bevara
Conjugation
Conjugation of bevara (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bevara | bevaras | ||
| Supine | bevarat | bevarats | ||
| Imperative | bevara | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bevaren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bevarar | bevarade | bevaras | bevarades |
| Ind. plural1 | bevara | bevarade | bevaras | bevarades |
| Subjunctive2 | bevare | bevarade | bevares | bevarades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bevarande | |||
| Past participle | bevarad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||