begrava

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish begrava, from Middle Low German begrāven, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ gräva.

Verb

begrava (present begraver, preterite begravde or begrov, supine begravt, imperative begrav)

1. to bury; to perform a burial

   Synonym: (less common) jordfästa

2. to bury; to hide or conceal; to cover with earth or large quantities of earth or snow
3. to bury; to put an end to

Conjugation

Conjugation of begrava (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	begrava		begravas
Supine	begravt		begravts
Imperative	begrav		—
Imper. plural1	begraven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	begraver	begravde	begravs, begraves	begravdes
Ind. plural1	begrava	begravde	begravas	begravdes
Subjunctive2	begrave	begravde	begraves	begravdes
	Participles
Present participle	begravande
Past participle	begravd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of begrava (class 6 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	begrava		begravas
Supine	begravit		begravits
Imperative	begrav		—
Imper. plural1	begraven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	begraver	begrov	begravs, begraves	begrovs
Ind. plural1	begrava	begrovo	begravas	begrovos
Subjunctive2	begrave	begrove	begraves	begroves
	Participles
Present participle	begravande
Past participle	begraven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• begravning

Further reading

• begrava in Svensk ordbok.