besitta
Meaning
possess; occupy
In Swedish: äger, har
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att besitta | to possess |
|---|---|---|
| Present | besitter | jag besitter |
| Past | besatt | jag besatt |
| Supine | besuttit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har besuttit | jag har besuttit |
| Past perfect | hade besuttit | jag hade besuttit |
| Future | ska besitta | or: kommer att besitta |
| Conditional | skulle besitta | jag skulle besitta |
| Imperative | besitt! | a command |
| Present participle | besittande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | besutten | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | besittas |
|---|---|
| Present | besitts |
| Past | besatts |
| Supine | besuttits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use besitter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise besitta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (besitta). Which is the past tense?
besitta in a sentence
- besitta makthave power
Questions
What does besitta mean in English?
besitta means “possess, occupy”.
What is the past tense of besitta?
The past tense of besitta is besatt (“jag besatt”). The supine is besuttit, used in “jag har besuttit”.
What is the present tense of besitta?
besitter, the same for every person: jag besitter, du besitter, vi besitter.
Similar words
innehaäga
Origin
From Old Swedish besitia, from Middle Low German besitten, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną, from *bi- + *sitjaną.
Nearby common words
besitta is number 6,521 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,517hjord herd
- 6,518nedlåtande condescending, patronizing
- 6,519tyngre heavier
- 6,520oändligt infinite
- 6,522varmkorv hot dogs
- 6,523majja marijuana
- 6,524brännskada a burn (injury from heat)
- 6,525avrättad executed
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