bönhöra

Swedish

Etymology

bön (“prayer”) +‎ höra (“hear”)

Verb

bönhöra (present bönhör, preterite bönhörde, supine bönhört, imperative bönhör)

  1. (often in the past participle "bönhörd") to have one's prayers answered (by a deity, or figuratively)
    De som velat ha krämigare kebabsås har nu blivit bönhörda — vi har ändrat receptet
    Those who wanted creamier kebab sauce have now had their prayers answered — we've changed the recipe

Conjugation

Conjugation of bönhöra (weak)
active passive
infinitive bönhöra bönhöras
supine bönhört bönhörts
imperative bönhör —
imper. plural1 bönhören —
present past present past
indicative bönhör bönhörde bönhörs, bönhöres bönhördes
ind. plural1 bönhöra bönhörde bönhöras bönhördes
subjunctive2 bönhöre bönhörde bönhöres bönhördes
present participle bönhörande
past participle bönhörd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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