befara

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bevaren or older German befahren, to be- +‎ fara (“danger”) +‎ -a.

Verb

befara (present befarar, preterite befarade, supine befarat, imperative befara)

  1. (formal, transitive) to fear
    Vi befarar att överlevande kan bli svåra att hitta.
    We fear that survivors may be difficult to find.
    Statsministern befarade att valet kan komma att behöva senareläggas, till en följd av pandemin.
    The prime minister feared that the elections might have to be postponed, as a result of the pandemic.

Conjugation

Conjugation of befara (weak)
active passive
infinitive befara befaras
supine befarat befarats
imperative befara —
imper. plural1 befaren —
present past present past
indicative befarar befarade befaras befarades
ind. plural1 befara befarade befaras befarades
subjunctive2 befare befarade befares befarades
present participle befarande
past participle befarad

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

References

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