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 | begagna |
| Present | begagnar |
| Past | begagnade |
| Imperative | begagna |
| Supine | begagnat |
Verbs conjugated like 'begagna'
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 'begagna'
begägna,
bedaga,
bedagga,
begabba,
begapa,
begynna,
behaga,
behugna,
bejaga,
bemanna,
Translations
employ, to put into use
Sample Sentences
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Det är bäst att herrarna ge sig i väg och begagnar sig av vind.
Additional Information
begagna använda, bruka; dra nytta av
[A begagnar x]
Engelsk översättning
use, employ; take advantage of, profit from
Exempel
det gäller att begagna tillfället---it's a matter of making the
best of the situation
en begagnad bil---a used car
Etymology
1. af BE- o. GAGNA, möjl. under påverkan af t.
benutzen, benützen l. af d.
benytte (sig af); jfr BENYTTJA samt BETJÄNA (sig af) References:
1
2. From be- + gagna
Cognates
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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.