bekräfta
Meaning
corroborate; confirm; bear out; substantiate
In Swedish: intyga, styrka, försäkra
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bekräfta | to corroborate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bekräftar | jag bekräftar |
| Past | bekräftade | jag bekräftade |
| Supine | bekräftat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bekräftat | jag har bekräftat |
| Past perfect | hade bekräftat | jag hade bekräftat |
| Future | ska bekräfta | or: kommer att bekräfta |
| Conditional | skulle bekräfta | jag skulle bekräfta |
| Imperative | bekräfta! | a command |
| Present participle | bekräftande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bekräftad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bekräftas |
|---|---|
| Present | bekräftas |
| Past | bekräftades |
| Supine | bekräftats |
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 bekräftar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bekräfta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bekräfta). Which is the past tense?
bekräfta in a sentence
- polisen bekräftar att en undersökning pågårthe police have confirmed that an investigation is under way
- undantaget som bekräftar regelnthe exception which proves the rule
Questions
What does bekräfta mean in English?
bekräfta means “corroborate, confirm”.
What is the past tense of bekräfta?
The past tense of bekräfta is bekräftade (“jag bekräftade”). The supine is bekräftat, used in “jag har bekräftat”.
What is the present tense of bekräfta?
bekräftar, the same for every person: jag bekräftar, du bekräftar, vi bekräftar.
Similar words
Origin
From Middle Low German bekreften or German bekräften (rare, more often bekräftigen), from Middle High German bekreften.
Nearby common words
bekräfta is number 1,455 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,451sakta slow down
- 1,452kollega colleague, collegue
- 1,453farväl goodbye, farewell
- 1,454dök dived
- 1,456amerikanska a female American (female born in, being a citizen of, or inhabiting the United States of America), The variety of English spoken in the USA and Canada
- 1,457saka to play an arbitrary (useless) card instead of one in the correct suit, when one is obliged but unable to follow suit
- 1,458karta map
- 1,459svärd sword
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