beklaga
Norwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editVerb
editbeklaga
- inflection of beklage:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish beklagha, from Middle Low German beklagen. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål beklage, Norwegian Nynorsk beklage, beklaga, Danish beklage, German beklagen, Dutch beklagen. Equivalent to be- + klaga.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbeklaga (present beklagar, preterite beklagade, supine beklagat, imperative beklaga)
- to regret, to be sorry
- Jag beklagar att jag är försenad.
- I'm sorry (that) I'm late.
- (reflexive) to complain
- De beklagade sig över den låga lönen
- They complained about the low pay
Conjugation
editConjugation of beklaga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | beklaga | beklagas | ||
Supine | beklagat | beklagats | ||
Imperative | beklaga | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | beklagen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | beklagar | beklagade | beklagas | beklagades |
Ind. plural1 | beklaga | beklagade | beklagas | beklagades |
Subjunctive2 | beklage | beklagade | beklages | beklagades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | beklagande | |||
Past participle | beklagad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- beklaga in Svensk ordbok.
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- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
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