begripa
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- begripe (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
From Middle Low German begripen.
Verb
begripa (present tense begrip, past tense begreip, past participle begripe, passive infinitive begripast, present participle begripande, imperative begrip)
- to grasp, understand, comprehend
References
- “begripa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German begripen, from Old Saxon bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- + gripa.
Pronunciation
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Verb
begripa (present begriper, preterite begrep, supine begripit, imperative begrip)
- to grasp, to understand
Conjugation
Conjugation of begripa (class 1 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | begripa | begripas | ||
| Supine | begripit | begripits | ||
| Imperative | begrip | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | begripen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | begriper | begrep | begrips, begripes | begreps |
| Ind. plural1 | begripa | begrepo | begripas | begrepos |
| Subjunctive2 | begripe | begrepe | begripes | begrepes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | begripande | |||
| Past participle | begripen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- begrepp
- begripande
- begriplig
- gripbar
- begripelse
- begripenhet
References
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