bevara

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bevara, from Middle Low German bewaren, from Proto-Germanic *biwarōną from *bi- + *warōną. Equivalent to be- +‎ vara (“to last”). Cognate with English beware, Danish bevare, Norwegian Bokmål bevare, Norwegian Nynorsk bevare, bevara, Dutch bewaren and German bewahren.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bevara

to preserve; to keep

Conjugation

Conjugation of bevara (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	bevara	bevaras
Present tense	bevarar	bevaras
Past tense	bevarade	bevarades
Supine	bevarat	bevarats
Imperative	bevara	—
Present participle	bevarande
Past participle	bevarad

References

bevara in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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