beklaga
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
beklaga
- inflection of beklage:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish beklagha, from Middle Low German beklagen. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål beklage, Norwegian Nynorsk beklage, beklaga, Danish beklage, German beklagen, Dutch beklagen. Equivalent to be- + klaga.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beklaga (present beklagar, preterite beklagade, supine beklagat, imperative beklaga)
- to regret, to be sorry
- Jag beklagar att jag är försenad.
- I'm sorry (that) I'm late.
- (reflexive) to complain
- De beklagade sig över den låga lönen
- They complained about the low pay
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of beklaga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | beklaga | beklagas | ||
Supine | beklagat | beklagats | ||
Imperative | beklaga | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | beklagen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | beklagar | beklagade | beklagas | beklagades |
Ind. plural1 | beklaga | beklagade | beklagas | beklagades |
Subjunctive2 | beklage | beklagade | beklages | beklagades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | beklagande | |||
Past participle | beklagad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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Further reading edit
- beklaga in Svensk ordbok.