bestyrka

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ styrka

Verb

bestyrka (present bestyrker, preterite bestyrkte, supine bestyrkt, imperative bestyrk)

  1. to corroborate (give support to (a claim, hypothesis, or the like))
    bestyrka ett påstående
    corroborate a claim
    teorin bestyrks av ny data
    the theory is corroborated by new data
  2. to certify, to verify (the validity of something)
    bestyrka en namnteckning
    authenticate a signature
    en bestyrkt kopia av ett dokument
    a certified copy of a document

Conjugation

Conjugation of bestyrka (weak)
active passive
infinitive bestyrka bestyrkas
supine bestyrkt bestyrkts
imperative bestyrk —
imper. plural1 bestyrken —
present past present past
indicative bestyrker bestyrkte bestyrks, bestyrkes bestyrktes
ind. plural1 bestyrka bestyrkte bestyrkas bestyrktes
subjunctive2 bestyrke bestyrkte bestyrkes bestyrktes
present participle bestyrkande
past participle bestyrkt

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

References

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