Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German bezweifeln, equivalent to be- + tvivla.[1] Cognate with Danish betvivle, Norwegian Bokmål betvile and Dutch betwijfelen.
Verb
[edit]betvivla (present betvivlar, preterite betvivlade, supine betvivlat, imperative betvivla)
- (transitive) to doubt
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | betvivla | betvivlas | ||
| supine | betvivlat | betvivlats | ||
| imperative | betvivla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | betvivlen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | betvivlar | betvivlade | betvivlas | betvivlades |
| ind. plural1 | betvivla | betvivlade | betvivlas | betvivlades |
| subjunctive2 | betvivle | betvivlade | betvivles | betvivlades |
| present participle | betvivlande | |||
| past participle | betvivlad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
[edit]- ^ “betvivla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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