bemöda
Swedish
editEtymology
editbe- + möda, like German bemühen
Verb
editbemöda (present bemödar, preterite bemödade, supine bemödat, imperative bemöda)
- (reflexive) to endeavor, to strive, to make an effort
- bemöda sig att vara till lags
- make an effort to be accommodating
- De kunde inte ens bemöda sig att städa
- They couldn't even be bothered to clean up
Conjugation
editConjugation of bemöda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bemöda | — | ||
| Supine | bemödat | — | ||
| Imperative | bemöda | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bemöden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bemödar | bemödade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | bemöda | bemödade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | bemöde | bemödade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bemödande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
edit- bemöda sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bemöda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bemöda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)