behaga
Meaning
choose; wish; appeal to; delight; please; see fit
In Swedish: tillfredsställa, förnöja
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att behaga | to choose |
|---|---|---|
| Present | behagar | jag behagar |
| Past | behagade | jag behagade |
| Supine | behagat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har behagat | jag har behagat |
| Past perfect | hade behagat | jag hade behagat |
| Future | ska behaga | or: kommer att behaga |
| Conditional | skulle behaga | jag skulle behaga |
| Imperative | behaga! | a command |
| Present participle | behagande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | behagad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | behagas |
|---|---|
| Present | behagas |
| Past | behagades |
| Supine | behagats |
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 behagar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise behaga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (behaga). Which is the past tense?
behaga in a sentence
- jaså, du behagar komma nuOh, so you thought you'd put in an appearance, did you?
Questions
What does behaga mean in English?
behaga means “choose, wish”.
What is the past tense of behaga?
The past tense of behaga is behagade (“jag behagade”). The supine is behagat, used in “jag har behagat”.
What is the present tense of behaga?
behagar, the same for every person: jag behagar, du behagar, vi behagar.
Origin
From Old Swedish behagha, from Middle Low German behagen, from Old Saxon bihagōn.
Nearby common words
behaga is number 4,875 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,871spik nail
- 4,872överdos overdose
- 4,873filmad filmed
- 4,874beskrev described; depicted, portrayed
- 4,876droga to drug (someone); to fool someone into taking drugs, especially sleeping pills or similar, to do drugs
- 4,877anda breath, atmosphere
- 4,878namne namesake
- 4,879fight a fight (often in sports or of an argument)
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