begåva
Meaning
present; endow
In Swedish: (frikostigt) förse
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att begåva | to present |
|---|---|---|
| Present | begåvar | jag begåvar |
| Past | begåvade | jag begåvade |
| Supine | begåvat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har begåvat | jag har begåvat |
| Past perfect | hade begåvat | jag hade begåvat |
| Future | ska begåva | or: kommer att begåva |
| Conditional | skulle begåva | jag skulle begåva |
| Imperative | begåva! | a command |
| Present participle | begåvande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | begåvad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | begåvas |
|---|---|
| Present | begåvas |
| Past | begåvades |
| Supine | begåvats |
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 begåvar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise begåva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (begåva). Which is the past tense?
begåva in a sentence
- naturen hade begåvat honom med utstående öronnature had blessed him with protruding ears
Questions
What does begåva mean in English?
begåva means “present, endow”.
What is the past tense of begåva?
The past tense of begåva is begåvade (“jag begåvade”). The supine is begåvat, used in “jag har begåvat”.
What is the present tense of begåva?
begåvar, the same for every person: jag begåvar, du begåvar, vi begåvar.
Origin
Equivalent to be- + gåva, from Old Swedish begava, from Middle Low German begaven, from Old Saxon bi- + gevan.
Nearby common words
begåva is number 9,326 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,322återseende reunion
- 9,323anständigt decent, decently
- 9,324ramen ramen (Japanese dish)
- 9,325glid sliding, gliding, on the slide, at-risk (for delinquency or the like)
- 9,327spektakulär spectacular
- 9,328överskatta overestimate, overrate
- 9,329behag delight, satisfaction
- 9,330bekvämlighet convenience, comfort
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