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beklaga

pity, regret, be sorry for/bɛˈklɑːɡa/

Meaning

pity; regret; be sorry for

In Swedish: uttrycka el. känna sorg över

Conjugation

Conjugation of beklaga (pity)
Infinitive	att beklaga	to pity
Present	beklagar	jag beklagar
Past	beklagade	jag beklagade
Supine	beklagat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har beklagat	jag har beklagat
Past perfect	hade beklagat	jag hade beklagat
Future	ska beklaga	or: kommer att beklaga
Conditional	skulle beklaga	jag skulle beklaga
Imperative	beklaga!	a command
Present participle	beklagande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	beklagad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of beklaga
Infinitive	beklagas
Present	beklagas
Past	beklagades
Supine	beklagats

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 beklagar. See the four verb groups explained.

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beklaga in a sentence

beklaga sorgen
express one's condolences
vi beklagar att vi inte hann införa reformen
we regret that we were unable to introduce the reform in time
beklaga utvecklingen
be sorry about the way things have turned out
Jag beklagar att jag är försenad.
I'm sorry (that) I'm late.
De beklagade sig över den låga lönen
They complained about the low pay

Questions

What does beklaga mean in English?

beklaga means “pity, regret”.

What is the past tense of beklaga?

The past tense of beklaga is beklagade (“jag beklagade”). The supine is beklagat, used in “jag har beklagat”.

What is the present tense of beklaga?

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

Origin

From Old Swedish beklagha, from Middle Low German beklagen.

Nearby common words

beklaga is number 802 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

798enkelt easy, simply
799olika different, unlike
800frank frank
801försvinna disappear, be missing
803eget own, personally, individualistically, uniquely, oddly, peculiarly
804bevisa prove; substantiate; demonstrate; show
805stolt proud
806bryta break

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