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 | bestryka |
| Present | bestryker |
| Past | beströk |
| Imperative | bestryk |
| Supine | bestrukit |
Verbs conjugated like 'bestryka'
ansmyga,
anstryka,
avbryta,
avflyga,
avsjunga,
avsmyga,
bestryka,
bortflyga,
bortsluta,
bottenfrysa,
bryta,
djupfrysa,
drypa,
eftersmyga,
flyga,
flyta,
fogstryka,
frambryta,
frysa,
förflyga, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bestryka'
anstryka,
avstryka,
beryka,
bespråka,
bestänka,
bestärka,
besticka,
bestocka,
bestråla,
bestrida,
Translations
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Väggen beströks med vit limfärg (The wall was coated with white distemper)
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Han sträckte ut sin hand genom bilrutan och lät den bestrykas av vetet (He put his hand out through the car window and let it be caressed by the wheat)
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. bestryka, liksom d.
bestryge efter mnt. bestriken; jfr holl. bestrijken, t.
bestreichen, ä. eng. bestrike; se BE- o. STRYKA References:
1
2. be- + stryka (“stroke”)
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.