bedåra
See also: bèdara
Swedish
Etymology
From Low German bedoren, bedören. Equivalent to be- + dåra. Related to dåre (“fool”). Cognate with Danish bedåre, Norwegian Bokmål bedåre and German betören.
Verb
bedåra (present bedårar, preterite bedårade, supine bedårat, imperative bedåra)
- to charm, to enchant
- 1938, Karl Gerhard, song title
- Jag är ett bedårande barn av min tid
- I am a charming child of my times
- 1938, Karl Gerhard, song title
Usage notes
- The prefix can be dropped for the more dated synonym.
- Most used in the present participle bedårande (“charming, stunning, breathtaking”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of bedåra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bedåra | bedåras | ||
| Supine | bedårat | bedårats | ||
| Imperative | bedåra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bedåren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bedårar | bedårade | bedåras | bedårades |
| Ind. plural1 | bedåra | bedårade | bedåras | bedårades |
| Subjunctive2 | bedåre | bedårade | bedåres | bedårades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bedårande | |||
| Past participle | bedårad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms
Further reading
- bedåra in Svensk ordbok.
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