begynna
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
begynna (present tense begynner, past tense begynte, past participle begynt, present participle begynnande, imperative begynn)
- Alternative form of begynne
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German beginnen, from Old Saxon biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną. Compare Danish begynde, Norwegian Bokmål begynne, Norwegian Nynorsk begynne, begynna, Low German begünnen, North Frisian begin, Saterland Frisian beginne, West Frisian begjinne, Scots begin, English begin, Dutch beginnen, Afrikaans begin and German beginnen.
Verb
begynna
- (archaic, dialectal) begin
Usage notes
- The whole word is archaic, so most examples are quite old. If the conjugation were to follow that of känna, the past tense would be begynde, but begynte is much more common. Past participle begynt is used for both neuter and common gender (året är begynt, striden är begynt), but begynd can also be found.
Conjugation
Conjugation of begynna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | begynna | begynnas |
| Present tense | begynner | begynns , begynnes |
| Past tense | begynte | begyntes |
| Supine | begynt | begynts |
| Imperative | begynn | — |
| Present participle | begynnande | |
| Past participle | begynd | |
Synonyms
- börja
- starta
- sätta i gång
Derived terms
- begynnelse