betvivla

Swedish

Etymology

From German bezweifeln, equivalent to be- +‎ tvivla.[1] Cognate with Danish betvivle, Norwegian Bokmål betvile and Dutch betwijfelen.

Verb

betvivla (present betvivlar, preterite betvivlade, supine betvivlat, imperative betvivla)

  1. (transitive) to doubt

Conjugation

Conjugation of betvivla (weak)
active passive
infinitive betvivla betvivlas
supine betvivlat betvivlats
imperative betvivla —
imper. plural1 betvivlen —
present past present past
indicative betvivlar betvivlade betvivlas betvivlades
ind. plural1 betvivla betvivlade betvivlas betvivlades
subjunctive2 betvivle betvivlade betvivles betvivlades
present participle betvivlande
past participle betvivlad

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

References

  1. ^ betvivla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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