befara
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German bevaren or older German befahren, to be- + fara (“danger”) + -a.
Verb edit
befara (present befarar, preterite befarade, supine befarat, imperative befara)
- (formal, transitive) to fear
- Vi befarar att överlevande kan bli svåra att hitta.
- We fear that survivors may be difficult to find.
- Statsministern befarade att valet kan komma att behöva senareläggas, till en följd av pandemin.
- The prime minister feared that the elections might have to be postponed, as a result of the pandemic.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of befara (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | befara | befaras | ||
| Supine | befarat | befarats | ||
| Imperative | befara | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | befaren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | befarar | befarade | befaras | befarades |
| Ind. plural1 | befara | befarade | befaras | befarades |
| Subjunctive2 | befare | befarade | befares | befarades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | befarande | |||
| Past participle | befarad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||