behärska

Swedish

Etymology

From German beherrschen. Cognate with Danish beherske, Norwegian Bokmål beherske, Norwegian Nynorsk beherske, beherska and Dutch beheerschen. Equivalent to be- +‎ härska.

Pronunciation
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Verb

behärska (present behärskar, preterite behärskade, supine behärskat, imperative behärska)

  1. to master, to command, to rule (over), to control (a territory, a situation, a language, a field of knowledge)
  2. (reflexive) to restrain oneself, to control oneself

Conjugation
Conjugation of behärska (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive behärska behärskas
Supine behärskat behärskats
Imperative behärska —
Imper. plural1 behärsken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative behärskar behärskade behärskas behärskades
Ind. plural1 behärska behärskade behärskas behärskades
Subjunctive2 behärske behärskade behärskes behärskades
Participles
Present participle behärskande
Past participle behärskad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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