bedriva
Meaning
operate; carry on; run; pursue
In Swedish: ägna sig åt, syssla med
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bedriva | to operate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bedriver | jag bedriver |
| Past | bedrev | jag bedrev |
| Supine | bedrivit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bedrivit | jag har bedrivit |
| Past perfect | hade bedrivit | jag hade bedrivit |
| Future | ska bedriva | or: kommer att bedriva |
| Conditional | skulle bedriva | jag skulle bedriva |
| Imperative | bedriv! | a command |
| Present participle | bedrivande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bedriven | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bedrivas |
|---|---|
| Present | bedrivs |
| Past | bedrevs |
| Supine | bedrivits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use bedriver. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bedriva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bedriva). Which is the past tense?
bedriva in a sentence
- arbetet måste bedrivas med stor försiktighetthe work must be carried out with the greatest of caution
- bedriva forskningdo (carry on) research
Questions
What does bedriva mean in English?
bedriva means “operate, carry on”.
What is the past tense of bedriva?
The past tense of bedriva is bedrev (“jag bedrev”). The supine is bedrivit, used in “jag har bedrivit”.
What is the present tense of bedriva?
bedriver, the same for every person: jag bedriver, du bedriver, vi bedriver.
Similar words
idka
Origin
From Old Swedish bedriva, from Middle Low German bedrîven.
Nearby common words
bedriva is number 7,569 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,565buddha buddha (a great enlightened being or a depiction thereof), Buddha
- 7,566getto ghetto
- 7,567finne pimple, spot, Finn
- 7,568spinna spin, purr
- 7,570image image
- 7,571inkompetent incompetent
- 7,572revolutionär revolutionary
- 7,573tygla rein
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