begynna
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
begynna (present tense begynner, past tense begynte, past participle begynt, present participle begynnande, imperative begynn)
- Alternative form of begynne
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German beginnen, from Old Saxon biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną. Compare Danish begynde, Norwegian Bokmål begynne, Norwegian Nynorsk begynne, begynna, Low German begünnen, North Frisian begin, Saterland Frisian beginne, West Frisian begjinne, Scots begin, English begin, Dutch beginnen, Afrikaans begin and German beginnen.
Verb edit
begynna (present begynner, preterite begynte, supine begynt, imperative begynn)
- (archaic except in the present participle "begynnande") to begin
- en begynnande flint
- thinning hair / receding hairline ("a beginning hairless-portion-of-the-scalp (like a bald spot, or portion more generally)")
Usage notes edit
- Usually archaic, though the present participle begynnande (beginning) is still fairly common, usually meaning incipient.
- If the conjugation were to follow that of känna, the past tense would be begynde, but begynte is much more common. Past participle begynt is used for both neuter and common gender (året är begynt, striden är begynt), but begynd can also be found.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of begynna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | begynna | begynnas | ||
| Supine | begynt | begynts | ||
| Imperative | begynn | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | begynnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | begynner | begynte | begynns, begynnes | begyntes |
| Ind. plural1 | begynna | begynte | begynnas | begyntes |
| Subjunctive2 | begynne | begynte | begynnes | begyntes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | begynnande | |||
| Past participle | begynd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||