begå

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See also: bega and bėga

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German began, begen.

Verb

begå (imperative begå, present tense begår, passive begås, simple past begikk, past participle begått, present participle begående)

  1. to commit (e.g. a crime)

References

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ gå. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɡoː/
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Verb

begå (present begår, preterite begick, supine begått, imperative begå)

  1. to commit, to perpetrate (perform, carry out)

Usage notes

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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of begå (strong)
Active Passive
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.

Derived terms

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