In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | bekosta |
| Present | bekostar |
| Past | bekostade |
| Imperative | bekosta |
| Supine | bekostat |
Verbs conjugated like 'bekosta'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bekosta'
ankosta,
befästa,
begästa,
bekanta,
bekomma,
belasta,
belista,
belysta,
bemasta,
bepusta,
Translations
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
bekosta betala
[A bekostar x]
Engelsk översättning
pay, defray [costs, etc.]
Exempel
företaget bekostar utbildningen---the company will pay for the cost of training
Etymology
1. fsv. bekosta, liksom d.
bekoste af mnt. bekosten; jfr mnt. bekostigen, holl. bekosten, bekostigen; se BE- o. KOSTA References:
1
2. be- + kosta
Cognates
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Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.