bekanta

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Swedish

Adjective

bekanta

  1. inflection of bekant:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Noun

bekanta

  1. inflection of bekant (acquaintance (in general)):
    1. definite singular
    2. indefinite/definite plural
  2. definite plural of bekant (acquaintance (specifically male))

Verb

bekanta (present bekantar, preterite bekantade, supine bekantat, imperative bekanta)

  1. (reflexive) acquaint, familiarize, make familiar
    Den första dagen bekantade vi oss med omgivningen.
    The first day we familiarized ourselves with the surroundings.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bekanta (weak)
active passive
infinitive bekanta bekantas
supine bekantat bekantats
imperative bekanta
imper. plural1 bekanten
present past present past
indicative bekantar bekantade bekantas bekantades
ind. plural1 bekanta bekantade bekantas bekantades
subjunctive2 bekante bekantade bekantes bekantades
present participle bekantande
past participle bekantad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.