bekymra
Meaning
to worry, be concerned
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bekymra | to worry |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bekymrar | jag bekymrar |
| Past | bekymrade | jag bekymrade |
| Supine | bekymrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bekymrat | jag har bekymrat |
| Past perfect | hade bekymrat | jag hade bekymrat |
| Future | ska bekymra | or: kommer att bekymra |
| Conditional | skulle bekymra | jag skulle bekymra |
| Imperative | bekymra! | a command |
| Present participle | bekymrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bekymrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bekymras |
|---|---|
| Present | bekymras |
| Past | bekymrades |
| Supine | bekymrats |
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 bekymrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bekymra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bekymra). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does bekymra mean in English?
bekymra means “to worry, be concerned”.
What is the past tense of bekymra?
The past tense of bekymra is bekymrade (“jag bekymrade”). The supine is bekymrat, used in “jag har bekymrat”.
What is the present tense of bekymra?
bekymrar, the same for every person: jag bekymrar, du bekymrar, vi bekymrar.
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish bekymbra, from Middle Low German bekummeren, bekumberen.
Nearby common words
bekymra is number 3,179 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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