bevara

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bevara, from Middle Low German bewaren, from Proto-Germanic *biwarōną from *bi- + *warōną. Equivalent to be- +‎ vara (“to last”). Cognate with English beware, Danish bevare, Norwegian Bokmål bevare, Norwegian Nynorsk bevare, bevara, Dutch bewaren and German bewahren. Displaced native gömma in this sense.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bevara (present bevarar, preterite bevarade, supine bevarat, imperative bevara)

  1. to preserve; to keep
  2. (biblical) to protect

Conjugation

Conjugation of bevara (weak)
active passive
infinitive bevara bevaras
supine bevarat bevarats
imperative bevara —
imper. plural1 bevaren —
present past present past
indicative bevarar bevarade bevaras bevarades
ind. plural1 bevara bevarade bevaras bevarades
subjunctive2 bevare bevarade bevares bevarades
present participle bevarande
past participle bevarad

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

References

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