besvara
Meaning
respond to; answer; reply to
In Swedish: ge svar på
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att besvara | to respond to |
|---|---|---|
| Present | besvarar | jag besvarar |
| Past | besvarade | jag besvarade |
| Supine | besvarat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har besvarat | jag har besvarat |
| Past perfect | hade besvarat | jag hade besvarat |
| Future | ska besvara | or: kommer att besvara |
| Conditional | skulle besvara | jag skulle besvara |
| Imperative | besvara! | a command |
| Present participle | besvarande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | besvarad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | besvaras |
|---|---|
| Present | besvaras |
| Past | besvarades |
| Supine | besvarats |
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 besvarar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise besvara
1 / 2Yesterday I … (besvara). Which is the past tense?
besvara in a sentence
- besvara ett brevreply to a letter
- besvara en frågaanswer a question
Questions
What does besvara mean in English?
besvara means “respond to, answer”.
What is the past tense of besvara?
The past tense of besvara is besvarade (“jag besvarade”). The supine is besvarat, used in “jag har besvarat”.
What is the present tense of besvara?
besvarar, the same for every person: jag besvarar, du besvarar, vi besvarar.
Similar words
replikerasvara
Origin
be- + svara
Nearby common words
besvara is number 2,662 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,658badrum a bathroom (for taking care of personal hygiene (with one or more showers or bathtubs, and usually a toilet and a sink))
- 2,659utplåna obliterate
- 2,660omöjlig impossible
- 2,661miljarder billion, billions
- 2,663duka lay, (set (US)) the table
- 2,664mången many a, many, many people
- 2,665lojal loyal
- 2,666anställd employed
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