No. 3,404 in Swedish
begav
"Begav" is the past tense of "begiva," meaning "departed" or "went."
In a sentence
Vi begav oss ut på en lång resa.
We set off on a long journey.
Here, 'begav' is used in past tense to indicate initiating an action, specifically going out or setting off, in a reflexive construction.
Hon begav sig till staden för att träffa vänner.
She headed to the city to meet friends.
In this example, 'begav' expresses the action of heading towards a destination, again in a reflexive context with 'sig'.
När regnet började, begav sig alla till skydd.
When the rain started, everyone took shelter.
Here, 'begav' denotes the action of moving or going to a place, interpreted within the sentence structure involving 'sig'.
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