bibehålla
Meaning
retain; keep; preserve
In Swedish: bevara, ha kvar
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att bibehålla | to retain |
|---|---|---|
| Present | bibehåller | jag bibehåller |
| Past | bibehöll | jag bibehöll |
| Supine | bibehållit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har bibehållit | jag har bibehållit |
| Past perfect | hade bibehållit | jag hade bibehållit |
| Future | ska bibehålla | or: kommer att bibehålla |
| Conditional | skulle bibehålla | jag skulle bibehålla |
| Imperative | bibehåll! | a command |
| Present participle | bibehållande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | bibehållen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | bibehållas |
|---|---|
| Present | bibehålls |
| Past | bibehölls |
| Supine | bibehållits |
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 bibehåller. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise bibehålla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (bibehålla). Which is the past tense?
bibehålla in a sentence
- han bibehöll sitt oberoende efter giftermåletafter his marriage he still managed to retain his independence
Questions
What does bibehålla mean in English?
bibehålla means “retain, keep”.
What is the past tense of bibehålla?
The past tense of bibehålla is bibehöll (“jag bibehöll”). The supine is bibehållit, used in “jag har bibehållit”.
What is the present tense of bibehålla?
bibehåller, the same for every person: jag bibehåller, du bibehåller, vi bibehåller.
Similar words
ha kvarupprätthållabevara
Origin
Borrowed from German beibehalten, equivalent to bi- + behålla.
Nearby common words
bibehålla is number 8,833 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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