bekänna

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bekænna, from Middle Low German bekennen. Equivalent of be- +‎ känna. Cognate with Danish bekende, Norwegian Bokmål bekjenne, German bekennen and Dutch bekennen.

Verb

bekänna (present bekänner, preterite bekände, supine bekänt, imperative bekänn)

  1. to confess

Conjugation

Conjugation of bekänna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bekänna bekännas
Supine bekänt bekänts
Imperative bekänn —
Imper. plural1 bekännen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bekänner bekände bekänns, bekännes bekändes
Ind. plural1 bekänna bekände bekännas bekändes
Subjunctive2 bekänne bekände bekännes bekändes
Participles
Present participle bekännande
Past participle bekänd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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