begripa
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- begripe (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
From Middle Low German begripen.
Verb
begripa (present tense begrip, past tense begreip, past participle begripe, passive infinitive begripast, present participle begripande, imperative begrip)
- to grasp, understand, comprehend
References
- “begripa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German begripen, from Old Saxon bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- + gripa.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
begripa (present begriper, preterite begrep, supine begripit, imperative begrip)
- to grasp, to understand
Conjugation
Conjugation of begripa (class 1 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | begripa | begripas | ||
Supine | begripit | begripits | ||
Imperative | begrip | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | begripen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | begriper | begrep | begrips, begripes | begreps |
Ind. plural1 | begripa | begrepo | begripas | begrepos |
Subjunctive2 | begripe | begrepe | begripes | begrepes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | begripande | |||
Past participle | begripen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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References
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- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk strong verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk class 1 strong verbs
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- Swedish terms prefixed with be-
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