begära

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German begeren (“to want, covet”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

begära (present begär, preterite begärde, supine begärt, imperative begär)

  1. to demand, to request, to want
    Synonym: (demand) kräva

Conjugation
Conjugation of begära (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive begära begäras
Supine begärt begärts
Imperative begär —
Imper. plural1 begären —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative begär begärde begärs, begäres begärdes
Ind. plural1 begära begärde begäras begärdes
Subjunctive2 begäre begärde begäres begärdes
Participles
Present participle begärande
Past participle begärd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also
  • be (“ask for”) (less forceful)

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