behärska
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From German beherrschen. Cognate with Danish beherske, Norwegian Bokmål beherske, Norwegian Nynorsk beherske, beherska and Dutch beheerschen. Equivalent to be- + härska.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
behärska (present behärskar, preterite behärskade, supine behärskat, imperative behärska)
- to master, to command, to rule (over), to control (a territory, a situation, a language, a field of knowledge)
- (reflexive) to restrain oneself, to control oneself
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of behärska (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | behärska | behärskas | ||
| Supine | behärskat | behärskats | ||
| Imperative | behärska | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | behärsken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | behärskar | behärskade | behärskas | behärskades |
| Ind. plural1 | behärska | behärskade | behärskas | behärskades |
| Subjunctive2 | behärske | behärskade | behärskes | behärskades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | behärskande | |||
| Past participle | behärskad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||