Derived from Middle Low German bedroven, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną. Cognate of Danish bedrøve, Dutch bedroeven, German betrüben.
bedröva (present bedrövar, preterite bedrövade, supine bedrövat, imperative bedröva)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | bedröva | bedrövas | ||
Supine | bedrövat | bedrövats | ||
Imperative | bedröva | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bedröven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bedrövar | bedrövade | bedrövas | bedrövades |
Ind. plural1 | bedröva | bedrövade | bedrövas | bedrövades |
Subjunctive2 | bedröve | bedrövade | bedröves | bedrövades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bedrövande | |||
Past participle | bedrövad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |