bädda
Swedish
Alternative forms
- baͤdda (archaic)
Etymology
Verb
bädda (present bäddar, preterite bäddade, supine bäddat, imperative bädda)
- to make (the bed)
- att bädda (sängen)
- to make the bed
- bädda med rena lakan
- make the bed with fresh sheets
- (with ner (“down”)) to tuck (someone) into bed
- bädda ner någon
- tuck someone into bed
- (with för) to create favorable conditions for; to make for, to pave the way for, etc.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bädda | bäddas | ||
| supine | bäddat | bäddats | ||
| imperative | bädda | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bädden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bäddar | bäddade | bäddas | bäddades |
| ind. plural1 | bädda | bäddade | bäddas | bäddades |
| subjunctive2 | bädde | bäddade | bäddes | bäddades |
| present participle | bäddande | |||
| past participle | bäddad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- bädda in
- bäddning
- som man bäddar får man ligga
See also
- säng (“bed”)