besvara

See also: besvära

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ svara

Pronunciation

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Verb

besvara (present besvarar, preterite besvarade, supine besvarat, imperative besvara)

1. to reply

Usage notes

• See Usage notes at svara.

Conjugation

Conjugation of besvara (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	besvara		besvaras
Supine	besvarat		besvarats
Imperative	besvara		—
Imper. plural1	besvaren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	besvarar	besvarade	besvaras	besvarades
Ind. plural1	besvara	besvarade	besvaras	besvarades
Subjunctive2	besvare	besvarade	besvares	besvarades
	Participles
Present participle	besvarande
Past participle	besvarad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• besvara in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• bevaras