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 | bevittna |
| Present | bevittnar |
| Past | bevittnade |
| Imperative | bevittna |
| Supine | bevittnat |
Verbs conjugated like 'bevittna'
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 'bevittna'
bevattna,
besitta,
betitta,
bevista,
omvittna,
vittna,
avvattna,
avvittra,
befatta,
befinna,
Translations
witness, ''(transitive)'' to take as evidence
witness, ''(transitive)'' to see or gain knowledge of through experience
Sample Sentences
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Solen som stod ett litet stycke över bergen i väster kastade sina sista strålar över slagfältet som bevittnat så mycket hjältemod, ära och nederlag. (The sun was low above the western hills and its dying rays fell over the field which had witnessed so much glory, heroism, and defeat.) [1944, Pär Lagerkvist, Dvärgen; translated as Alexandra Dick, transl., The Dwarf, 1945:]
Additional Information
bevittna vara åskådare till, se
[A bevittnar x/hur+SATS]
Engelsk översättning
witness
Exempel
bevittna en händelse---witness an event
Svenskt uppslagsord
bevittnar bevittnade
bevittnat bevittna(!) verb
skriftligt intyga att något är sant genom att skriva sin namnteckning
[A bevittnar x]
Engelsk översättning
attest, certify, witness
Exempel
bevittna en
namnteckning---certify the authenticity of a signature
Etymology
1. jfr d.
bevidne, äfvensom t.
bezeugen; se BE- o. VITTNA References:
1
2. From be- + vittna. Cognate with Danish bevidne, Norwegian Bokmål bevitne; compare German bezeugen. See: Danish '
bevidne', Norwegian '
bevitne'.
Verbs referencing "bevittna"
Danish
bevidne.
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.