befrukta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

befruktet

Verb

befrukta

inflection of befrukte:
1. simple past
2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology 1

From German befruchten. By surface analysis, be- +‎ frukt +‎ -a.

Verb

befrukta

to inseminate, to fertilize, to impregnate

Conjugation

Conjugation of befrukta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	befrukta		befruktas
Supine	befruktat		befruktats
Imperative	befrukta		—
Imper. plural¹	befrukten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	befruktar	befruktade	befruktas	befruktades
Ind. plural¹	befrukta	befruktade	befruktas	befruktades
Subjunctive²	befrukte	befruktade	befruktes	befruktades
	Participles
Present participle	befruktande
Past participle	befruktad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

(dated) fröa

Related terms

befruktning

See also

impregnera (“impregnate, waterproof”) (false friend in this sense)

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, be- +‎ frukta.

Verb

befrukta

(obsolete) to fear

References

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