From Middle Low German began, begen.
begå (imperative begå, present tense begår, passive begås, simple past begikk, past participle begått, present participle begående)
be- + gå. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
begå (present begår, preterite begick, supine begått, imperative begå)
Almost exclusively used in connection with various crimes, (serious) mistakes or suicides. If it is ever used in other contexts, one of these contexts will still flavor the word.
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | begå | begås | ||
Supine | begått | begåtts | ||
Imperative | begå | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | begån | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | begår | begick | begås | begicks |
Ind. plural1 | begå | begingo | begås | begingos |
Subjunctive2 | begå | beginge | begås | beginges |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | begående | |||
Past participle | begången | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |