bevaka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bevaka. Equivalent to be- +‎ vaka.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bevaka (present bevakar, preterite bevakade, supine bevakat, imperative bevaka)

1. to watch, to guard (to protect from some offence)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bevaka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bevaka		bevakas
Supine	bevakat		bevakats
Imperative	bevaka		—
Imper. plural1	bevaken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bevakar	bevakade	bevakas	bevakades
Ind. plural1	bevaka	bevakade	bevakas	bevakades
Subjunctive2	bevake	bevakade	bevakes	bevakades
	Participles
Present participle	bevakande
Past participle	bevakad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• bevakning

References

• bevaka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)