betänka
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Swedish
Etymology
From be- + and tänka, from Old Swedish þænkia, from Middle Low German denken (“to perceive, think”).
Pronunciation
Verb
betänka (present betänker, preterite betänkte, supine betänkt, imperative betänk)
Conjugation
Conjugation of betänka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | betänka | betänkas | ||
| Supine | betänkt | betänkts | ||
| Imperative | betänk | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | betänken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | betänker | betänkte | betänks, betänkes | betänktes |
| Ind. plural1 | betänka | betänkte | betänkas | betänktes |
| Subjunctive2 | betänke | betänkte | betänkes | betänktes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | betänkande | |||
| Past participle | betänkt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
Further reading
- betänka in Svensk ordbok.