bevittna
Meaning
witness; certify; attest
In Swedish: vara åskådare till, se
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bevittna | to witness |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bevittnar | jag bevittnar |
| Past | bevittnade | jag bevittnade |
| Supine | bevittnat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bevittnat | jag har bevittnat |
| Past perfect | hade bevittnat | jag hade bevittnat |
| Future | ska bevittna | or: kommer att bevittna |
| Conditional | skulle bevittna | jag skulle bevittna |
| Imperative | bevittna! | a command |
| Present participle | bevittnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bevittnad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bevittnas |
|---|---|
| Present | bevittnas |
| Past | bevittnades |
| Supine | bevittnats |
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 bevittnar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bevittna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bevittna). Which is the past tense?
bevittna in a sentence
- bevittna en händelsewitness an event
- bevittna en namnteckningcertify the authenticity of a signature
Questions
What does bevittna mean in English?
bevittna means “witness, certify”.
What is the past tense of bevittna?
The past tense of bevittna is bevittnade (“jag bevittnade”). The supine is bevittnat, used in “jag har bevittnat”.
What is the present tense of bevittna?
bevittnar, the same for every person: jag bevittnar, du bevittnar, vi bevittnar.
Similar words
åskådavidimera
Origin
From be- + vittna.
Nearby common words
bevittna is number 3,757 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,753allergisk allergic
- 3,754begäran application, request
- 3,755klia itch, scratch
- 3,756vett sense
- 3,758sallad salad (a food made primarily of a mixture of raw ingredients, typically vegetables), vegetables consisting of leaves, typically lettuce
- 3,759stål steel
- 3,760granska review, check
- 3,761motorcykel a motorcycle
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