begrava

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish begrava, from Middle Low German begrāven, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ gräva.

Verb

begrava (present begraver, preterite begravde or begrov, supine begravt, imperative begrav)

  1. to bury; to perform a burial
    Synonym: (less common) jordfästa
  2. to bury; to hide or conceal; to cover with earth or large quantities of earth or snow
  3. to bury; to put an end to

Conjugation

Conjugation of begrava (weak)
active passive
infinitive begrava begravas
supine begravt begravts
imperative begrav —
imper. plural1 begraven —
present past present past
indicative begraver begravde begravs, begraves begravdes
ind. plural1 begrava begravde begravas begravdes
subjunctive2 begrave begravde begraves begravdes
present participle begravande
past participle begravd

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

Conjugation of begrava (class 6 strong)
active passive
infinitive begrava begravas
supine begravit begravits
imperative begrav —
imper. plural1 begraven —
present past present past
indicative begraver begrov begravs, begraves begrovs
ind. plural1 begrava begrovo begravas begrovos
subjunctive2 begrave begrove begraves begroves
present participle begravande
past participle begraven

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

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