bedja

See also: beðja

Swedish

Verb

bedja (present beder, preterite bad, supine bett, imperative bed)

1. archaic form of be (“ask, pray”)

Usage notes

Dated for prayer, archaic for other senses.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedja (class 5 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	bedja		bedjas
supine	bett		betts
imperative	bed		—
imper. plural1	beden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	beder	bad	beds, bedes, bedjes	bads
ind. plural1	bedja	bådo	bedjas	bådos
subjunctive2	bede	både	bedes	bådes
present participle		bedjande
past participle		bedd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• bedja in Svensk ordbok.