befordra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• befordret

Verb

befordra

1. simple past/past participle of befordre

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ fordra, cognate with German befördern

Verb

befordra (present befordrar, preterite befordrade, supine befordrat, imperative befordra)

1. to transport, to pass along (a message or parcel)
2. to promote (a person)

Conjugation

Conjugation of befordra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	befordra		befordras
Supine	befordrat		befordrats
Imperative	befordra		—
Imper. plural1	befordren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	befordrar	befordrade	befordras	befordrades
Ind. plural1	befordra	befordrade	befordras	befordrades
Subjunctive2	befordre	befordrade	befordres	befordrades
	Participles
Present participle	befordrande
Past participle	befordrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• vidarebefordra

Related terms

• befordran

References

• befordra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• befordra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• befordra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)