besegra

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ segra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈseːɡra/

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Verb

besegra (present besegrar, preterite besegrade, supine besegrat, imperative besegra)

1. to defeat; to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of besegra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	besegra		besegras
Supine	besegrat		besegrats
Imperative	besegra		—
Imper. plural1	besegren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	besegrar	besegrade	besegras	besegrades
Ind. plural1	besegra	besegrade	besegras	besegrades
Subjunctive2	besegre	besegrade	besegres	besegrades
	Participles
Present participle	besegrande
Past participle	besegrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• besegrare

Further reading

• besegra in Svensk ordbok.