bevara

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bevara, from Middle Low German bewaren, from Proto-Germanic *biwarōną from *bi- + *warōną. Equivalent to be- +‎ vara (“to last”). Cognate with English beware, Danish bevare, Norwegian Bokmål bevare, Norwegian Nynorsk bevare, bevara, Dutch bewaren and German bewahren. Displaced native gömma in this sense.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bevara (present bevarar, preterite bevarade, supine bevarat, imperative bevara)

  1. to preserve; to keep
  2. (biblical) to protect

Conjugation

Conjugation of bevara (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bevara bevaras
Supine bevarat bevarats
Imperative bevara —
Imper. plural1 bevaren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bevarar bevarade bevaras bevarades
Ind. plural1 bevara bevarade bevaras bevarades
Subjunctive2 bevare bevarade bevares bevarades
Participles
Present participle bevarande
Past participle bevarad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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