åberopa
Meaning
refer to
In Swedish: hänvisa till, stödja sig på
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att åberopa | to refer to |
|---|---|---|
| Present | åberopar | jag åberopar |
| Past | åberopade | jag åberopade |
| Supine | åberopat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har åberopat | jag har åberopat |
| Past perfect | hade åberopat | jag hade åberopat |
| Future | ska åberopa | or: kommer att åberopa |
| Conditional | skulle åberopa | jag skulle åberopa |
| Imperative | åberopa! | a command |
| Present participle | åberopande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | åberopad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | åberopas |
|---|---|
| Present | åberopas |
| Past | åberopades |
| Supine | åberopats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use åberopar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise åberopa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (åberopa). Which is the past tense?
åberopa in a sentence
- myndigheten åberopade säkerhetsskälthe authority referred to its concern for security
- Paragraf 7 åberopas till stöd för att förfarandet varit lagenligtParagraph 7 is invoked in support of the legality of the procedure
Questions
What does åberopa mean in English?
åberopa means “refer to”.
What is the past tense of åberopa?
The past tense of åberopa is åberopade (“jag åberopade”). The supine is åberopat, used in “jag har åberopat”.
What is the present tense of åberopa?
åberopar, the same for every person: jag åberopar, du åberopar, vi åberopar.
Similar words
hänvisa tillåkalla
Origin
From å (“on (obsolete)”) + beropa (“call (obsolete)”).
Nearby common words
åberopa is number 8,961 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,957envisas persist, be obstinate
- 8,958karamell caramel, candy (US)
- 8,959praktisera practice
- 8,960reportage report
- 8,962e-mail e-mail
- 8,963internatskola boarding school
- 8,964strålkastare a spotlight, a floodlight, a searchlight (bright, directional light or lamp), a headlight (light in the front of a vehicle)
- 8,965dukat ducat (gold coin)
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