Swedish verb

benåda

grant amnesty, reprieve, pardon, endow with

Meaning

grant amnesty; reprieve; pardon; endow with; to reprieve, to pardon

In Swedish: ge (någon) nåd, efterskänka (någons) straff

Conjugation

Conjugation of benåda (grant amnesty)
Infinitive	att benåda	to grant amnesty
Present	benådar	jag benådar
Past	benådade	jag benådade
Supine	benådat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har benådat	jag har benådat
Past perfect	hade benådat	jag hade benådat
Future	ska benåda	or: kommer att benåda
Conditional	skulle benåda	jag skulle benåda
Imperative	benåda!	a command
Present participle	benådande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	benådad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of benåda
Infinitive	benådas
Present	benådas
Past	benådades
Supine	benådats

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 benådar. See the four verb groups explained.

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benåda in a sentence

fången blev benådad
the prisoner was pardoned
en gudabenådad sångare
a divine singer

Questions

What does benåda mean in English?

benåda means “grant amnesty, reprieve”.

What is the past tense of benåda?

The past tense of benåda is benådade (“jag benådade”). The supine is benådat, used in “jag har benådat”.

What is the present tense of benåda?

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

Origin

be- + nåd (“mercy, grace”) + -a

Nearby common words

benåda is number 7,283 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,279militärt militaristic, militarily (in a manner relating to the military)
7,280indiska a woman from India
7,281dåså nonstandard form of då så
7,282anbud tender, bid
7,284fläsk pork
7,285smisk smacking, spanking
7,286stock log, stock
7,287symbolisera symbolize

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