begå

See also: bega and bėga

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German began, begen

Verb

begå (imperative begå, present tense begår, passive begås, simple past begikk, past participle begått, present participle begående)

to commit (e.g. a crime)

References

“begå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈɡoː/
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Verb

begå (present begår, preterite begick, supine begått, imperative begå)

to commit, to perform, to carry out

Usage notes

It is almost only used in connection with various crimes, (serious) mistakes or suicides. If it is ever used in other contexts, one of these contexts will still flavor the word.

Conjugation

Conjugation of begå (strong)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	begå	begås
Present tense	begår	begås
Past tense	begick	begicks
Supine	begått	begåtts
Imperative	begå	—
Present participle	begående
Past participle	begången

Derived terms

begå självmord