behärska

Swedish

Etymology

From German beherrschen. Cognate with Danish beherske, Norwegian Bokmål beherske, Norwegian Nynorsk beherske, beherska and Dutch beheerschen. Equivalent to be- +‎ härska.

Pronunciation

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Verb

behärska

to master, to command, to rule (over), to control (a territory, a situation, a language, a field of knowledge)
(reflexive) to restrain oneself, to control oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of behärska (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	behärska	behärskas
Present tense	behärskar	behärskas
Past tense	behärskade	behärskades
Supine	behärskat	behärskats
Imperative	behärska	—
Present participle	behärskande
Past participle	behärskad

Related terms

behärskad
behärskare
behärskning

References

behärska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
behärska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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