begåva

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ gåva, from Old Swedish begava, from Middle Low German begaven, from Old Saxon bi- + gevan.

Compare Danish begave, Dutch begaven, German begaben.

Verb

begåva (present begåvar, preterite begåvade, supine begåvat, imperative begåva)

  1. endow

Usage notes

Typically used in the passive voice or the past participle.

Conjugation

Conjugation of begåva (weak)
active passive
infinitive begåva begåvas
supine begåvat begåvats
imperative begåva —
imper. plural1 begåven —
present past present past
indicative begåvar begåvade begåvas begåvades
ind. plural1 begåva begåvade begåvas begåvades
subjunctive2 begåve begåvade begåves begåvades
present participle begåvande
past participle begåvad

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

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