bege
Meaning
leave
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bege | to leave |
|---|---|---|
| Present | beger | jag beger |
| Past | begav | jag begav |
| Supine | begett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har begett | jag har begett |
| Past perfect | hade begett | jag hade begett |
| Future | ska bege | or: kommer att bege |
| Conditional | skulle bege | jag skulle bege |
| Imperative | bege! | a command |
| Present participle | begivande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | begiven | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | beges |
|---|---|
| Present | begs |
| Past | begavs |
| Supine | begetts |
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 beger. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bege
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bege). Which is the past tense?
bege in a sentence
- Då begav sig Isak till Abimelek, filistéernas konungAnd Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. (Genesis 26:1)
- Imorgon beger vi oss av mot SäffleTomorrow, we're heading off towards Säffle
- Det begav sig (så) att de körde tätt förbi GrundholmIt so happened that they passed near Grundholm
- vi som var med när det begav sigthose of us who were around back in the day
Questions
What does bege mean in English?
bege means “leave”.
What is the past tense of bege?
The past tense of bege is begav (“jag begav”). The supine is begett, used in “jag har begett”.
What is the present tense of bege?
beger, the same for every person: jag beger, du beger, vi beger.
Origin
Clipping of begiva, equivalent to be- + ge.
Nearby common words
bege is number 3,607 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,603förlovad engaged to be married, promised
- 3,604producent producer
- 3,605återigen again
- 3,606lägre lower
- 3,608ställd nonplussed
- 3,609snuskig smutty, filthy
- 3,610polisstation police station (building of police force)
- 3,611civilisation civilization
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