berika

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• beriket

Verb

berika

1. simple past and past participle of berike

Swedish

Etymology

From be- +‎ rik (“rich”) +‎ -a. Cognate with Danish berige, Norwegian Bokmål berike, Low German beriken, Dutch berijken, older German bereichen, now bereichern.

Verb

berika (present berikar, preterite berikade, supine berikat, imperative berika)

1. to enrich (make richer, especially in an abstract sense)
2. to enrich (with nutrients)

Conjugation

Conjugation of berika (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	berika		berikas
Supine	berikat		berikats
Imperative	berika		—
Imper. plural1	beriken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	berikar	berikade	berikas	berikades
Ind. plural1	berika	berikade	berikas	berikades
Subjunctive2	berike	berikade	berikes	berikades
	Participles
Present participle	berikande
Past participle	berikad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• berikare
• berikning
• vitaminberikad

References

• berika in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• berika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• berika in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)