behaga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish behagha, from Middle Low German behagen, from Old Saxon bihagōn. Cognate with Danish behage, Norwegian Bokmål behage, German behagen and Dutch behagen.

Verb

behaga (present behagar, preterite behagade, supine behagat, imperative behaga)

1. to please (to make happy or satisfy)

   Antonym: misshaga

Conjugation

Conjugation of behaga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	behaga		behagas
supine	behagat		behagats
imperative	behaga		—
imper. plural1	behagen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	behagar	behagade	behagas	behagades
ind. plural1	behaga	behagade	behagas	behagades
subjunctive2	behage	behagade	behages	behagades
present participle		behagande
past participle		behagad

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

Related terms

• behag
• behaglig

References

• behaga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• behaga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• behaga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• behaga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)