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 | bedra; bedraga |
| Present | bedrar; bedrager |
| Past | bedrog |
| Imperative | bedra; bedrag |
| Supine | bedragit; bedratt |
Verbs conjugated like 'bedra'
akttaga,
andra,
andraga,
ankaretaga,
anta,
antaga,
arvtaga,
avbedraga,
avdagata,
avdagataga,
avdraga,
avta,
avtaga,
bedra,
bedraga,
beslagta,
betaga,
bidra,
bidraga,
bortta, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bedra'
bedåra,
bedja,
bedla,
bedyra,
bidra,
hedra,
nedra,
ådra,
åldra,
andra,
Translations
bamboozle, to con, defraud, trick
betray, to lead astray, as a maiden
cheat, violate rules to gain advantage
cheat, being unfaithful
con, to trick or defraud, usually for personal gain
deceive, trick or mislead
swindle, to defraud someone
Sample Sentences
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— Knud, sade Osarkrak, jag trodde icke, att du, som är min vän, skulle bedra mig på det här sättet.
Additional Information
bedraga lura (på pengar), svika (även om otrohet mellan makar)
[A bedrar B; A bedrar sig]
Engelsk översättning
deceive, fool, swindle, defraud
Exempel
bedra sina kunder---swindle one's
customers
bedra sig (själv)---fool oneself
han bedrog sin fru---he was unfaithful to his wife
Stående uttryck
snålheten bedrar visheten ("man fattar ett oklokt beslut av rädsla för att förlora
pengar")---penny wise and pound foolish ("take an unwise decision for fear of losing money")
skenet bedrar ("saker är inte som de ser ut")---appearances are deceptive
Etymology
From earlier bedraga, see there.
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.