begåva
Swedish
Etymology
Equivalent to be- + gåva, from Old Swedish begava, from Middle Low German begaven. Compare Danish begave, Dutch begaven, German begaben.
Verb
begåva (present begåvar, preterite begåvade, supine begåvat, imperative begåva)
- endow
Usage notes
Typically used in the passive voice or the past participle.
Conjugation
Conjugation of begåva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | begåva | begåvas | ||
| Supine | begåvat | begåvats | ||
| Imperative | begåva | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | begåvar | begåvade | begåvas | begåvades |
| Indicative plural1 | begåva | begåvade | begåvas | begåvades |
| Subjunctive2 | begåve | begåvade | begåves | begåvades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | begåvande | |||
| Past participle | begåvad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms
- förära
- skänka
Derived terms
- begåvning
References
- begåva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- begåva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- begåva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)