belysa

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ lysa

Pronunciation

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Verb

belysa (present belyser, preterite belyste, supine belyst, imperative belys)

  1. to light, to light up, to illuminate
  2. to shine a light on, to highlight, to illustrate ((direct attention towards and) clarify)
    Genom min bok vill jag belysa näbbdjurens nöd
    Through my book, I want to highlight the plight of the platypuses

Conjugation

Conjugation of belysa (weak)
active passive
infinitive belysa belysas
supine belyst belysts
imperative belys —
imper. plural1 belysen —
present past present past
indicative belyser belyste belyses belystes
ind. plural1 belysa belyste belysas belystes
subjunctive2 belyse belyste belyses belystes
present participle belysande
past participle belyst

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

References

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