beklaga

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• beklaget
• beklagde (simple past)
• beklagd (past participle)

Verb

beklaga

1. inflection of beklage:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish beklagha, from Middle Low German beklagen. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål beklage, Norwegian Nynorsk beklage, beklaga, Danish beklage, German beklagen, Dutch beklagen. Equivalent to be- +‎ klaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈklɑːɡa/

Verb

beklaga (present beklagar, preterite beklagade, supine beklagat, imperative beklaga)

1. to regret, to be sorry

   Jag beklagar att jag är försenad.

   I'm sorry (that) I'm late.

2. (reflexive) to complain

   De beklagade sig över den låga lönen

   They complained about the low pay

Conjugation

Conjugation of beklaga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	beklaga		beklagas
supine	beklagat		beklagats
imperative	beklaga		—
imper. plural1	beklagen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	beklagar	beklagade	beklagas	beklagades
ind. plural1	beklaga	beklagade	beklagas	beklagades
subjunctive2	beklage	beklagade	beklages	beklagades
present participle		beklagande
past participle		beklagad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• beklagansvärd

Related terms

• beklaglig

Further reading

• “beklaga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)