In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | bedriva |
| Present | bedriver |
| Past | bedrev |
| Imperative | bedriv |
| Supine | bedrivit |
Verbs conjugated like 'bedriva'
angripa,
anrida,
anstiga,
avdriva,
avglida,
avgnida,
avknipa,
avlida,
avrida,
avskrida,
avskriva,
avslita,
avstiga,
avsvida,
avvrida,
bakvrida,
bedriva,
begripa,
beknipa,
bekvida, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bedriva'
bedröva,
avdriva,
bedöva,
bedra,
bedraga,
befria,
begiva,
begrava,
begripa,
bekriga,
Translations
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
bedriva ägna sig åt, syssla med
[A bedriver x]
Engelsk översättning
run, operate, carry on, pursue
Exempel
bedriva forskning---do (carry on) research
arbetet måste bedrivas med stor
försiktighet---the work must be carried out with the greatest of caution
Etymology
1. fsv. bedriva, liksom d.
bedrive af mnt. bedriven; jfr holl.
bedrijven, t.
betreiben; se BE- o. DRIFVA, v. References:
1
2. From Old Swedish bedriva, from Middle Low German bedrîven. Equivalent to be- + driva. Cognate with Danish bedrive, Norwegian Bokmål bedrive, German betreiben, Dutch bedrijven and English bedrive. See: Danish '
bedrive', Norwegian '
bedrive', German, old spelling '
betreiben', Dutch '
bedrijven', English '
bedrive'.
Verbs referencing "bedriva"
English
bedrive, Danish
bedrive.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.