begrava

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish begrava, from Middle Low German begrāven, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ gräva.

Verb

begrava (present begraver, preterite begravde or begrov, supine begravt, imperative begrav)

  1. to bury; to perform a burial
    Synonym: (less common) jordfästa
  2. to bury; to hide or conceal; to cover with earth or large quantities of earth or snow
  3. to bury; to put an end to

Conjugation

Conjugation of begrava (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive begrava begravas
Supine begravt begravts
Imperative begrav —
Imper. plural1 begraven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative begraver begravde begravs, begraves begravdes
Ind. plural1 begrava begravde begravas begravdes
Subjunctive2 begrave begravde begraves begravdes
Participles
Present participle begravande
Past participle begravd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of begrava (class 6 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive begrava begravas
Supine begravit begravits
Imperative begrav —
Imper. plural1 begraven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative begraver begrov begravs, begraves begrovs
Ind. plural1 begrava begrovo begravas begrovos
Subjunctive2 begrave begrove begraves begroves
Participles
Present participle begravande
Past participle begraven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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