befria
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German bevrien and German befreien. Cognate with Danish befri, Norwegian Bokmål befri, Yiddish באַפֿרײַען (bafrayen), Middle Dutch bevrien, older Dutch bevrijen, now bevrijden, West Frisian befrije, Old English befrēoġan, Middle English *befreen, *bifreen and English befree. Equivalent to be- + fri + -a or be- + fria.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editbefria (present befriar, preterite befriade, supine befriat, imperative befria)
Conjugation
editConjugation of befria (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | befria | befrias | ||
| Supine | befriat | befriats | ||
| Imperative | befria | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | befrien | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | befriar | befriade | befrias | befriades |
| Ind. plural1 | befria | befriade | befrias | befriades |
| Subjunctive2 | befrie | befriade | befries | befriades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | befriande | |||
| Past participle | befriad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||