belägga
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
be- + lägga, compare Danish belægge, Dutch beleggen, English belay, German belegen.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -¹ɛɡa
Verb edit
belägga (present belägger, preterite belade, supine belagt, imperative belägg)
- to impose, to subject (to a punishment, fine, tariff, or the like)
- att belägga någon med böter
- to impose a fine on someone
- vara belagd med säljförbud
- be subject to a sales ban
- to substantiate, to prove
- Vi har inte kunnat belägga hans påståenden
- We haven't been able to substantiate his claims
- (lexicography) to attest[1] (find (a word) in records)
- Ordet är belagt sen 1850
- The word is attested since 1850
- to coat
- belägga en yta med lack
- coat a surface with varnish
- (usually in the past participle) to occupy (seats, slots, or the like)
- Sjukhuset är belagt till 120%
- The hospital is at 120% occupancy
- (nautical) to belay (fasten cordage to a cleat or the like)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of belägga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | belägga | beläggas | ||
| Supine | belagt | belagts | ||
| Imperative | belägg | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | beläggen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | belägger | belade | beläggs, belägges | belades |
| Ind. plural1 | belägga | belade | beläggas | belades |
| Subjunctive2 | belägge | belade | belägges | belades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | beläggande | |||
| Past participle | belagd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||