bekanta
Swedish
Adjective
bekanta
- inflection of bekant:
- definite singular
- plural
Noun
bekanta
- inflection of bekant (“acquaintance (in general)”):
- definite singular
- indefinite/definite plural
- definite plural of bekant (“acquaintance (specifically male)”)
Verb
bekanta (present bekantar, preterite bekantade, supine bekantat, imperative bekanta)
- (reflexive) acquaint, familiarize, make familiar
- Den första dagen bekantade vi oss med omgivningen.
- The first day we familiarized ourselves with the surroundings.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bekanta | bekantas | ||
| supine | bekantat | bekantats | ||
| imperative | bekanta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bekanten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bekantar | bekantade | bekantas | bekantades |
| ind. plural1 | bekanta | bekantade | bekantas | bekantades |
| subjunctive2 | bekante | bekantade | bekantes | bekantades |
| present participle | bekantande | |||
| past participle | bekantad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.