bäva
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *bibāną (“to quake, shiver”).
Verb edit
bäva (present bävar, preterite bävade, supine bävat, imperative bäva)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bäva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bäva | bävas | ||
| Supine | bävat | bävats | ||
| Imperative | bäva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bäven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bävar | bävade | bävas | bävades |
| Ind. plural1 | bäva | bävade | bävas | bävades |
| Subjunctive2 | bäve | bävade | bäves | bävades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bävande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References edit
- bäva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bäva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)