belysa

Swedish

be- +‎ lysa

belysa (present belyser, preterite belyste, supine belyst, imperative belys)

to light, to light up, to illuminate
to shine a light on, to highlight, to illustrate ((direct attention towards and) clarify)
Genom min bok vill jag belysa näbbdjurens nöd
Through my book, I want to highlight the plight of the platypuses

Conjugation of belysa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	belysa		belysas
Supine	belyst		belysts
Imperative	belys		—
Imper. plural¹	belysen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	belyser	belyste	belyses	belystes
Ind. plural¹	belysa	belyste	belysas	belystes
Subjunctive²	belyse	belyste	belyses	belystes
	Participles
Present participle	belysande
Past participle	belyst
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.