beskydda
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish beskydda, borrowed from Middle Low German beschudden. Compare Danish beskytte, Dutch beschutten, German beschützen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beskydda (present beskyddar, preterite beskyddade, supine beskyddat, imperative beskydda)
- (transitive) to protect
- Synonym: skydda
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of beskydda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | beskydda | beskyddas | ||
| Supine | beskyddat | beskyddats | ||
| Imperative | beskydda | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | beskydden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | beskyddar | beskyddade | beskyddas | beskyddades |
| Ind. plural1 | beskydda | beskyddade | beskyddas | beskyddades |
| Subjunctive2 | beskydde | beskyddade | beskyddes | beskyddades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | beskyddande | |||
| Past participle | beskyddad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||