bemöda

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ möda, like German bemühen

Verb

bemöda (present bemödar, preterite bemödade, supine bemödat, imperative bemöda)

  1. (reflexive) to endeavor, to strive, to make an effort
    bemöda sig att vara till lags
    make an effort to be accommodating
    De kunde inte ens bemöda sig att städa
    They couldn't even be bothered to clean up

Conjugation

Conjugation of bemöda (weak)
active passive
infinitive bemöda —
supine bemödat —
imperative bemöda —
imper. plural1 bemöden —
present past present past
indicative bemödar bemödade — —
ind. plural1 bemöda bemödade — —
subjunctive2 bemöde bemödade — —
present participle bemödande
past participle —

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

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