begrava
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish begrava, from Middle Low German begrāven, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną. Equivalent to be- + gräva.
Verb
begrava (present begraver, preterite begravde or begrov, supine begravt, imperative begrav)
- to bury; to perform a burial
- Synonym: (less common) jordfästa
- to bury; to hide or conceal; to cover with earth or large quantities of earth or snow
- to bury; to put an end to
Conjugation
Conjugation of begrava (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | begrava | begravas | ||
Supine | begravt | begravts | ||
Imperative | begrav | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | begraven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | begraver | begravde | begravs, begraves | begravdes |
Ind. plural1 | begrava | begravde | begravas | begravdes |
Subjunctive2 | begrave | begravde | begraves | begravdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | begravande | |||
Past participle | begravd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of begrava (class 6 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | begrava | begravas | ||
Supine | begravit | begravits | ||
Imperative | begrav | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | begraven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | begraver | begrov | begravs, begraves | begrovs |
Ind. plural1 | begrava | begrovo | begravas | begrovos |
Subjunctive2 | begrave | begrove | begraves | begroves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | begravande | |||
Past participle | begraven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
Further reading
- begrava in Svensk ordbok.
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