Swedish verb

motbevisa

disprove, refute

Meaning

disprove, refute

Conjugation

Conjugation of motbevisa (disprove)
Infinitive	att motbevisa	to disprove
Present	motbevisar	jag motbevisar
Past	motbevisade	jag motbevisade
Supine	motbevisat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har motbevisat	jag har motbevisat
Past perfect	hade motbevisat	jag hade motbevisat
Future	ska motbevisa	or: kommer att motbevisa
Conditional	skulle motbevisa	jag skulle motbevisa
Imperative	motbevisa!	a command
Present participle	motbevisande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	motbevisad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of motbevisa
Infinitive	motbevisas
Present	motbevisas
Past	motbevisades
Supine	motbevisats

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 motbevisar. See the four verb groups explained.

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Questions

What does motbevisa mean in English?

motbevisa means “disprove, refute”.

What is the past tense of motbevisa?

The past tense of motbevisa is motbevisade (“jag motbevisade”). The supine is motbevisat, used in “jag har motbevisat”.

What is the present tense of motbevisa?

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

Origin

mot + bevisa

Nearby common words

motbevisa is number 9,910 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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9,907finfin very fine; excellent
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9,911skuren cut; shorn
9,912larvig silly
9,913ägodel property, possession
9,914kröka booze, bend

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