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 | besitta |
| Present | besitter |
| Past | besatt |
| Imperative | besitt |
| Supine | besuttit |
Verbs conjugated like 'besitta'
anbinda,
ansticka,
avbinda,
avdricka,
avpricka,
avrinna,
avsitta,
avspricka,
avspringa,
avsticka,
avvinna,
bakbinda,
bebinda,
befinna,
befinnas,
besitta,
bespringa,
binda,
bispringa,
bortrinna, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'besitta'
besätta,
besikta,
besmitta,
betitta,
avsitta,
befatta,
belista,
bematta,
berätta,
besinna,
Translations
possess, to have (something) as, or as if as, an owner
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
besitta äger, har; inneha
[A besitter x]
Engelsk översättning
possess; occupy
Exempel
besitta makt---have power
Etymology
1. fsv. besitia, liksom d.
besidde efter mnt. besitten; jfr got.
bisitan, holl.
bezitten, t.
besitzen, ä. eng. besit; se BE- o. SITTA References:
1
2. From Old Swedish besitia, from Middle Low German besitten, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną, from *bi- + *sitjaną. Equivalent to be- + sitta. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, English besit and Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan). See: Proto-Germanic '
*bisitjaną', Norwegian '
besitte', Danish '
besidde', Dutch '
bezitten', German, old spelling '
besitzen', English '
besit'.
Verbs referencing "besitta"
German, old spelling
besitzen, English
besit.
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.