bekänna
Meaning
confess; admit; profess; follow suit
In Swedish: öppet erkänna, medge
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bekänna | to confess |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bekänner | jag bekänner |
| Past | bekände | jag bekände |
| Supine | bekänt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bekänt | jag har bekänt |
| Past perfect | hade bekänt | jag hade bekänt |
| Future | ska bekänna | or: kommer att bekänna |
| Conditional | skulle bekänna | jag skulle bekänna |
| Imperative | bekänn! | a command |
| Present participle | bekännande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bekänd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bekännas |
|---|---|
| Present | bekänns |
| Past | bekändes |
| Supine | bekänts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use bekänner. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bekänna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bekänna). Which is the past tense?
bekänna in a sentence
- jag måste bekänna att jag ångrar migI must admit that I regret it
- bekänna sin kristna troprofess one's Christian faith
Expressions
- bekänna färgshow one's hand
Questions
What does bekänna mean in English?
bekänna means “confess, admit”.
What is the past tense of bekänna?
The past tense of bekänna is bekände (“jag bekände”). The supine is bekänt, used in “jag har bekänt”.
What is the present tense of bekänna?
bekänner, the same for every person: jag bekänner, du bekänner, vi bekänner.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish bekænna, from Middle Low German bekennen.
Nearby common words
bekänna is number 4,442 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,438målad painted
- 4,439fredlig peaceable, peaceful
- 4,440korg basket, wicker
- 4,441taktik tactic
- 4,443tidsfråga a matter of time, a question of time.
- 4,444utsvulten starving, famished (extremely or (often, through hyperbole) very hungry (due to not having eaten for a long time), sometimes figuratively)
- 4,445tass paw
- 4,446typisk typical
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