bevara

Bevara is a Swedish verb meaning to preserve, conserve, or maintain something in its original state. It is used for protecting natural resources, cultural heritage, or objects from decay, loss, or damage.

Examples include "att bevara naturen" (to preserve nature), "bevara kulturarvet" (to preserve the cultural heritage), and "bevara dokument" (to preserve documents). The term also appears in contexts such as environmental policy, archiving, and conservation work.

Bevara is conjugated regularly. The infinitive is bevara; present tense bevarar; past tense bevarade; and the supine form is bevarat. The perfect or pluperfect often uses har bevarat or hade bevarat.

Etymology and cognates: Bevara is native to Swedish and has cognates in other Scandinavian languages, such as Norwegian bevare and Danish bevare, reflecting a common Germanic heritage.

Related terms and nuances: synonyms include spara (to save or store in a general sense) and konservera (to conserve, especially for food or materials). Bevara often carries a sense of protecting for future generations, continuity, or integrity, rather than merely saving space or money.