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 | befolka |
| Present | befolkar |
| Past | befolkade |
| Imperative | befolka |
| Supine | befolkat |
Verbs conjugated like 'befolka'
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 'befolka'
avfolka,
befalla,
befodra,
befoga,
beforska,
besolda,
avfocka,
bebråka,
bebruka,
becka,
Translations
inhabit, to live or reside in some place
people, to fill with people
people, to inhabit, to occupy
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- bebo
- bebygga
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
befolka bebo, bebygga
[A/x befolkar y]
Engelsk översättning
populate, people
Exempel
indianerna befolkar bergsområdena---the Indians dwell in the mountains
Sammansättningar/avledningar
glesbefolkad---sparsely populated
Etymology
1. jfr d.
befolke, holl.
bevolken, ä. t. bevolken, t.
bevölkern; jfr äfv. fr.
peupler, eng. people; se BE-
II 1
d o. FOLK References:
1
2. be- + folk + -a. Compare with Danish befolke, Dutch bevolken, German bevölkern. See: Danish '
befolke', Dutch '
bevolken', German, old spelling '
bevölkern'.
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.