befara
Meaning
fear
In Swedish: vara rädd för, frukta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att befara | to fear |
|---|---|---|
| Present | befarar | jag befarar |
| Past | befarade | jag befarade |
| Supine | befarat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har befarat | jag har befarat |
| Past perfect | hade befarat | jag hade befarat |
| Future | ska befara | or: kommer att befara |
| Conditional | skulle befara | jag skulle befara |
| Imperative | befara! | a command |
| Present participle | befarande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | befarad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | befaras |
|---|---|
| Present | befaras |
| Past | befarades |
| Supine | befarats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use befarar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise befara
1 / 2Yesterday I … (befara). Which is the past tense?
befara in a sentence
- Vi befarar att överlevande kan bli svåra att hitta.We fear that survivors may be difficult to find.
- Statsministern befarade att valet kan komma att behöva senareläggas, till en följd av pandemin.The prime minister feared that the elections might have to be postponed, as a result of the pandemic.
Questions
What does befara mean in English?
befara means “fear”.
What is the past tense of befara?
The past tense of befara is befarade (“jag befarade”). The supine is befarat, used in “jag har befarat”.
What is the present tense of befara?
befarar, the same for every person: jag befarar, du befarar, vi befarar.
Similar words
Origin
From Middle Low German bevaren or older German befahren, to be- + fara (“danger”) + -a.
Nearby common words
befara is number 9,212 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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