berättiga

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Swedish

Etymology

From German berechtigen, from Middle Low German berichten. Cognate with Danish berettige, Norwegian Bokmål berettige. Equivalent to be- +‎ rätt +‎ -iga.

Pronunciation

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Verb

berättiga (present berättigar, preterite berättigade, supine berättigat, imperative berättiga)

  1. to give the right (to), to entitle
    Biljetten berättigar till obegränsat antal resor
    The ticket entitles you to an unlimited number of trips
    Att du är rik berättigar dig inte att se ner på andra
    The fact that you are rich doesn't give you the right to look down on others
  2. to justify
    Synonym: rättfärdiga
    Åtgärderna känns inte berättigade i nuläget
    The measures don't seem justified at present

Conjugation

Conjugation of berättiga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive berättiga berättigas
Supine berättigat berättigats
Imperative berättiga —
Imper. plural1 berättigen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative berättigar berättigade berättigas berättigades
Ind. plural1 berättiga berättigade berättigas berättigades
Subjunctive2 berättige berättigade berättiges berättigades
Participles
Present participle berättigande
Past participle berättigad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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