bearbeta

Swedish

Etymology

From German bearbeiten or Low German bearbeiden. Equivalent of be- +‎ arbeta. Cognate with Danish bearbejde, Norwegian Bokmål bearbeide and Dutch bearbeiden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːarˌbeːta/

Verb

bearbeta (present bearbetar, preterite bearbetade, supine bearbetat, imperative bearbeta)

1. to work, process (shape, form, or improve a material)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bearbeta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	bearbeta		bearbetas
supine	bearbetat		bearbetats
imperative	bearbeta		—
imper. plural1	bearbeten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bearbetar	bearbetade	bearbetas	bearbetades
ind. plural1	bearbeta	bearbetade	bearbetas	bearbetades
subjunctive2	bearbete	bearbetade	bearbetes	bearbetades
present participle		bearbetande
past participle		bearbetad

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

Related terms

• bearbetare
• bearbetning

References

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