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 | befordra |
| Present | befordrar |
| Past | befordrade |
| Imperative | befordra |
| Supine | befordrat |
Verbs conjugated like 'befordra'
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 'befordra'
befodra,
befordras,
beordra,
anfordra,
avfordra,
befjädra,
beforska,
bemodra,
erfordra,
fordra,
Translations
better, to improve
foment, to incite or cause
improve, to improve
learn, to improve
promote, raise someone to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank
transport, carry or bear from one place to another
upgrade, to improve
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
befordra förflytta till högre tjänst
[A befordrar B (till + PRED)]
Engelsk översättning
promote, raise
Exempel
han befordrades till general---he was promoted to (be a) general
Svenskt
uppslagsord
befordrar befordrade befordrat befordra(!) verb
transportera
[A/x befordrar B/y]
Engelsk översättning
forward, dispatch, transport, send
Etymology
1. jfr d.
befordre, holl.
bevorderen, t.
befördern samt med afs. på bet.-utvecklingen PROMOVERA; se för öfr. BE- o. FORDRA, v.
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2. af mnt. bevorderen l. ä. t. befordern; jfr ä. d.
befordre; se för öfr. BE- o. FORDRA, v.
2 References:
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3. be- + fordra, cognate with German befördern See: German, old spelling '
befördern'.
Verbs referencing "befordra"
Danish
befordre, Norwegian
befordre.
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.