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)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈɡriːpa/

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Verb

begripa (present begriper, preterite begrep, supine begripit, imperative begrip)

1. 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
present participle		begripande
past participle		begripen

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

Related terms

• begrepp
• begripande
• begripelse
• begripenhet
• begriplig
• gripbar

References

• “begripa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)