See behöva on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"behôven",
"behoven#Middle_Low_German"
],
[
"*bihōvōn",
"Reconstruction:Old Saxon/bihovon"
],
[
"*bihōfōn",
"Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bihōfōn"
],
[
"behøva",
"behøva#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
],
[
"behoove",
"behoove#English"
],
[
"behove",
"behove#English"
],
[
"behoeven",
"behoeven#Dutch"
]
],
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"2": "gml",
"3": "behôven"
},
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"name": "bor"
},
{
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"1": "sv",
"2": "osx",
"3": "*bihōvōn"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
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},
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},
{
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},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "behoove"
},
"expansion": "English behoove",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "behoeven"
},
"expansion": "Dutch behoeven",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
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"tags": [
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövde",
"tags": [
"preterite"
]
},
{
"form": "behövt",
"tags": [
"supine"
]
},
{
"form": "behöv",
"tags": [
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sv-conj-wk",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "behöva",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövas",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive",
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"supine"
]
},
{
"form": "behövts",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive",
"supine"
]
},
{
"form": "behöv",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "behöven",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"archaic",
"imperative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"imperative",
"passive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "behöver",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"indicative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"indicative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "behövs",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"passive",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behöves",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"passive",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövdes",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"passive",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "behöva",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"archaic",
"indicative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"archaic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "behövas",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"indicative",
"passive",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövdes",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"indicative",
"passive",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "behöve",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"dated",
"present",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"dated",
"past",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "behöves",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"dated",
"passive",
"present",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövdes",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"dated",
"passive",
"past",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövande",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"participle",
"past",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövd",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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{
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"10": "behöv",
"2": "verbs",
"3": "present",
"4": "behöver",
"5": "preterite",
"6": "behövde",
"7": "supine",
"8": "behövt",
"9": "imperative",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "behöva (present behöver, preterite behövde, supine behövt, imperative behöv)",
"name": "head"
},
{
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"1": "behöv",
"2": "er"
},
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}
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},
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],
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"lang_code": "sv",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to need"
],
"id": "en-behöva-sv-verb-fCXPH8yL",
"links": [
[
"need",
"need"
]
],
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{
"word": "behov"
},
{
"word": "behövande"
},
{
"roman": "Månsing cant",
"word": "höftara"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/bɛˈhøːva/"
},
{
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f9/Sv-beh%C3%B6va.ogg/Sv-beh%C3%B6va.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Sv-beh%C3%B6va.ogg"
}
],
"word": "behöva"
}
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"behôven",
"behoven#Middle_Low_German"
],
[
"*bihōvōn",
"Reconstruction:Old Saxon/bihovon"
],
[
"*bihōfōn",
"Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bihōfōn"
],
[
"behøva",
"behøva#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
],
[
"behoove",
"behoove#English"
],
[
"behove",
"behove#English"
],
[
"behoeven",
"behoeven#Dutch"
]
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "gml",
"3": "behôven"
},
"expansion": "Middle Low German behôven",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "osx",
"3": "*bihōvōn"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon *bihōvōn",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*bihōfōn"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bihōfōn",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "behøva"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk behøva",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "behoove"
},
"expansion": "English behoove",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "behoeven"
},
"expansion": "Dutch behoeven",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "behöver",
"tags": [
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövde",
"tags": [
"preterite"
]
},
{
"form": "behövt",
"tags": [
"supine"
]
},
{
"form": "behöv",
"tags": [
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sv-conj-wk",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "behöva",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövas",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive",
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"supine"
]
},
{
"form": "behövts",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive",
"supine"
]
},
{
"form": "behöv",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "behöven",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"archaic",
"imperative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"imperative",
"passive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "behöver",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"indicative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"indicative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "behövs",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"passive",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behöves",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"passive",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövdes",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"passive",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "behöva",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"archaic",
"indicative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"archaic",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "behövas",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"indicative",
"passive",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövdes",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"indicative",
"passive",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "behöve",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"dated",
"present",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövde",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"dated",
"past",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "behöves",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"dated",
"passive",
"present",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövdes",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"dated",
"passive",
"past",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "behövande",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"participle",
"past",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "behövd",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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"5": "preterite",
"6": "behövde",
"7": "supine",
"8": "behövt",
"9": "imperative",
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},
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"name": "head"
},
{
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"1": "behöv",
"2": "er"
},
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}
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},
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],
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"lang_code": "sv",
"pos": "verb",
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"word": "behov"
},
{
"word": "behövande"
},
{
"roman": "Månsing cant",
"word": "höftara"
}
],
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"Pages with entries",
"Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
"Swedish lemmas",
"Swedish terms borrowed from Middle Low German",
"Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German",
"Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon",
"Swedish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Swedish verbs",
"Swedish weak verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to need"
],
"links": [
[
"need",
"need"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/bɛˈhøːva/"
},
{
"audio": "Sv-behöva.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Sv-beh%C3%B6va.ogg"
}
],
"word": "behöva"
}
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