Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

bevilja

grant, allow, award

Meaning

grant; allow; award

In Swedish: gå med på, medge

Conjugation

Conjugation of bevilja (grant)
Infinitive	att bevilja	to grant
Present	beviljar	jag beviljar
Past	beviljade	jag beviljade
Supine	beviljat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har beviljat	jag har beviljat
Past perfect	hade beviljat	jag hade beviljat
Future	ska bevilja	or: kommer att bevilja
Conditional	skulle bevilja	jag skulle bevilja
Imperative	bevilja!	a command
Present participle	beviljande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	beviljad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of bevilja
Infinitive	beviljas
Present	beviljas
Past	beviljades
Supine	beviljats

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 beviljar. See the four verb groups explained.

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bevilja in a sentence

bevilja ledighet
grant leave

Questions

What does bevilja mean in English?

bevilja means “grant, allow”.

What is the past tense of bevilja?

The past tense of bevilja is beviljade (“jag beviljade”). The supine is beviljat, used in “jag har beviljat”.

What is the present tense of bevilja?

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

Similar words

godkänna

Origin

be- + vilja

Nearby common words

bevilja is number 4,938 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,934delfin dolphin
4,935färdighet skill
4,936härska prevail over, rule
4,937isolerad isolated
4,939veterinär veterinary surgeon
4,940miljard billion (US), milliard
4,941generad self-conscious, embarrassed
4,942skakad shaken

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