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begränsa

limit, restrict, border, bound

Meaning

limit; restrict; border; bound

In Swedish: sätta en gräns för, inskränka

Conjugation

Conjugation of begränsa (limit)
Infinitive	att begränsa	to limit
Present	begränsar	jag begränsar
Past	begränsade	jag begränsade
Supine	begränsat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har begränsat	jag har begränsat
Past perfect	hade begränsat	jag hade begränsat
Future	ska begränsa	or: kommer att begränsa
Conditional	skulle begränsa	jag skulle begränsa
Imperative	begränsa!	a command
Present participle	begränsande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	begränsad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of begränsa
Infinitive	begränsas
Present	begränsas
Past	begränsades
Supine	begränsats

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 begränsar. See the four verb groups explained.

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begränsa in a sentence

Sverige måste begränsa importen
Sweden must set a limit to imports
i begränsad omfattning
within limits
tiden är begränsad till en minut
the time allowed is one minute
begränsa sig till något
Limit oneself (stick) to sth.

Questions

What does begränsa mean in English?

begränsa means “limit, restrict”.

What is the past tense of begränsa?

The past tense of begränsa is begränsade (“jag begränsade”). The supine is begränsat, used in “jag har begränsat”.

What is the present tense of begränsa?

begränsar, the same for every person: jag begränsar, du begränsar, vi begränsar.

Similar words

hämma

Origin

From German begrenzen, equivalent to be- + gräns + -a or be- + gränsa.

Nearby common words

begränsa is number 3,568 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,564elektrisk electrical
3,565moral ethics, morale
3,566otrevlig disagreeable
3,567pub pub, public house
3,569rund round, plump
3,570försenad delayed
3,571kombination combination
3,572köpare purchaser

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