begära

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German begeren (“to want, covet”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

begära (present begär, preterite begärde, supine begärt, imperative begär)

1. to demand, to request, to want

   Synonym: (demand) kräva

Conjugation

Conjugation of begära (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	begära		begäras
Supine	begärt		begärts
Imperative	begär		—
Imper. plural1	begären		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	begär	begärde	begärs, begäres	begärdes
Ind. plural1	begära	begärde	begäras	begärdes
Subjunctive2	begäre	begärde	begäres	begärdes
	Participles
Present participle	begärande
Past participle	begärd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• begär
• begäran
• begärelse

See also

• be (“ask for”) (less forceful)

Further reading

• begära in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• bägare