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 | bekämpa |
| Present | bekämpar |
| Past | bekämpade |
| Imperative | bekämpa |
| Supine | bekämpat |
Verbs conjugated like 'bekämpa'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bekämpa'
bedämpa,
belämpa,
avkämpa,
bedämma,
bejämra,
bekänna,
bekappa,
beklämma,
beknipa,
bekomma,
Translations
combat, to fight; to struggle for victory
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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bekämpa fienden (fight the enemy)
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bekämpa människohandel (combat human trafficking)
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Bekämpningsmedel används för att bekämpa insekter (Pesticides are used to combat insects)
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bekämpa halkan med grus och salt (combat [the] slipperiness with gravel and salt)
Additional Information
bekämpa kämpa mot, motarbeta; motstå; försöka utrota
[A bekämpar B/x]
Engelsk översättning
fight, combat; resist; control
Etymology
1. liksom d. bekæmpe efter t.
bekämpfen; jfr holl. bekampen; se BE- o. KÄMPA References:
1
2. From German bekämpfen, equivalent to be- + kämpa. Cognate with Danish bekæmpe, Norwegian Bokmål bekjempe and Dutch bekampen. See: German, old spelling '
bekämpfen', Danish '
bekæmpe', Norwegian '
bekjempe', Dutch '
bekampen'.
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.