befatta

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish befata, from Middle Low German bevaten. By surface analysis, be- +‎ fatta. Cognate of Danish befatte, German befassen, Dutch bevatten. === Verb === befatta (present befattar, preterite befattade, supine befattat, imperative befatta) (reflexive) to involve oneself (in), to get involved (with), to concern oneself (with), to deal (with) (usually of something or someone one doesn't want to or shouldn't deal with) ==== Usage notes ==== To have something to do with, in the opposite sense of to not want to have anything to do with. To associate with or deal with. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== befattning === References === “befatta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “befatta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “befatta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)