befalla
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German befallen, surface analysis be- + falla. Displaced native bjuda in this sense.
Verb
befalla (present befaller, preterite befallde, supine befallt, imperative befall)
- order, command
Usage notes
- This verb has weak conjugation, even though falla has the strong one (föll, fallit). It is a common mistake to write beföll, befallit.
Conjugation
Conjugation of befalla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | befalla | befallas | ||
| Supine | befallt | befallts | ||
| Imperative | befall | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | befallen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | befaller | befallde | befalls, befalles | befalldes |
| Ind. plural1 | befalla | befallde | befallas | befalldes |
| Subjunctive2 | befalle | befallde | befalles | befalldes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | befallande | |||
| Past participle | befalld | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- befallning
Further reading
- befalla in Svensk ordbok.