begåva
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to be- + gåva, from Old Swedish begava, from Middle Low German begaven, from Old Saxon bi- + gevan.
Compare Danish begave, Dutch begaven, German begaben.
Verb edit
begåva (present begåvar, preterite begåvade, supine begåvat, imperative begåva)
Usage notes edit
Typically used in the passive voice or the past participle.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of begåva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | begåva | begåvas | ||
| Supine | begåvat | begåvats | ||
| Imperative | begåva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | begåven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | begåvar | begåvade | begåvas | begåvades |
| Ind. plural1 | begåva | begåvade | begåvas | begåvades |
| Subjunctive2 | begåve | begåvade | begåves | begåvades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | begåvande | |||
| Past participle | begåvad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||