bikta
Swedish edit
Verb edit
bikta (present biktar, preterite biktade, supine biktat, imperative bikta)
- (Christianity, reflexive) to confess
- (Christianity) to receive a confession (from someone, as a priest)
- (figuratively, reflexive) to bare one's soul (and admit flaws)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bikta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bikta | biktas | ||
| Supine | biktat | biktats | ||
| Imperative | bikta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bikten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | biktar | biktade | biktas | biktades |
| Ind. plural1 | bikta | biktade | biktas | biktades |
| Subjunctive2 | bikte | biktade | biktes | biktades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | biktande | |||
| Past participle | biktad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
- bikt (“confession”)