uppmana
Swedish
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Verb
[edit]uppmana (present uppmanar, preterite uppmanade, supine uppmanat, imperative uppmana)
- to urge, to ask (someone to do something)
- Bilister uppmanas att köra försiktigt i halkan
- Motorists are urged to drive carefully in the slippery conditions
- Han uppmanades att säga upp sig, men vägrade
- He was asked to resign, but refused
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | uppmana | uppmanas | ||
| supine | uppmanat | uppmanats | ||
| imperative | uppmana | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | uppmanen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | uppmanar | uppmanade | uppmanas | uppmanades |
| ind. plural1 | uppmana | uppmanade | uppmanas | uppmanades |
| subjunctive2 | uppmane | uppmanade | uppmanes | uppmanades |
| present participle | uppmanande | |||
| past participle | uppmanad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “uppmana”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “uppmana”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “uppmana”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)