begripa
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German begripen, from Old Saxon bigrīpan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrīpaną, equivalent to be- + gripa. Cognate with English begripe, Dutch begrijpen, German begreifen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
begripa
- to grasp, to understand
Conjugation
Conjugation of begripa (class 1 strong)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | begripa | begripas |
| Present tense | begriper | begrips , begripes |
| Past tense | begrep | begreps |
| Supine | begripit | begripits |
| Imperative | begrip | — |
| Present participle | begripande | |
| Past participle | begripen | |
Related terms
- begrepp
- begriplig
- gripbar