bedröva

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German bedroven, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną. Cognate of Danish bedrøve, Dutch bedroeven, German betrüben.

Verb

bedröva (present bedrövar, preterite bedrövade, supine bedrövat, imperative bedröva)

  1. sadden

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedröva (weak)
active passive
infinitive bedröva bedrövas
supine bedrövat bedrövats
imperative bedröva
imper. plural1 bedröven
present past present past
indicative bedrövar bedrövade bedrövas bedrövades
ind. plural1 bedröva bedrövade bedrövas bedrövades
subjunctive2 bedröve bedrövade bedröves bedrövades
present participle bedrövande
past participle bedrövad

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

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