bekämpa

== Swedish == === Etymology === From German bekämpfen, equivalent to be- +‎ kämpa. Cognate with Danish bekæmpe, Norwegian Bokmål bekjempe and Dutch bekampen. === Pronunciation === === Verb === bekämpa (present bekämpar, preterite bekämpade, supine bekämpat, imperative bekämpa) to fight and thus (try to) get rid of (something); to combat (something), to fight (something) ==== Usage notes ==== "Fight down" or "fight away" might provide intuition. Idiomatic for pest control. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bekämpningsmedel ==== Related terms ==== bekämpning ==== See also ==== nedkämpa === References === bekämpa in Svensk ordbok (SO) bekämpa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) bekämpa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)