Swedish verb

efterlysa

would like to see, make inquiries about, want to find

Meaning

would like to see; make inquiries about; want to find

In Swedish: offentligt söka efter; fråga efter

Conjugation

Conjugation of efterlysa (would like to see)
Infinitive	att efterlysa	to would like to see
Present	efterlyser	jag efterlyser
Past	efterlyste	jag efterlyste
Supine	efterlyst	used after har / hade
Perfect	har efterlyst	jag har efterlyst
Past perfect	hade efterlyst	jag hade efterlyst
Future	ska efterlysa	or: kommer att efterlysa
Conditional	skulle efterlysa	jag skulle efterlysa
Imperative	efterlys!	a command
Present participle	efterlysande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	efterlyst	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of efterlysa
Infinitive	efterlysas
Present	efterlyses
Past	efterlystes
Supine	efterlysts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use efterlyser. See the four verb groups explained.

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efterlysa in a sentence

jag efterlyser effektivare ljuddämpare
I would like to see more effective silencers (mufflers)
han var efterlyst av polisen
he was wanted by the police
en efterlyst brottsling
a wanted criminal
Polisen efterlyser vittnen till brottet
The police are looking for witnesses to the crime
Vi efterlyser snuskiga ortnamn
We are looking for (people to send us) dirty place names
Vi efterlyser mindre skolklasser
We are calling for smaller classes

Questions

What does efterlysa mean in English?

efterlysa means “would like to see, make inquiries about”.

What is the past tense of efterlysa?

The past tense of efterlysa is efterlyste (“jag efterlyste”). The supine is efterlyst, used in “jag har efterlyst”.

What is the present tense of efterlysa?

efterlyser, the same for every person: jag efterlyser, du efterlyser, vi efterlyser.

Origin

efter (“after”) + lysa (“shine”).

Nearby common words

efterlysa is number 6,968 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,964hemligstämplad classified
6,965tveksam doubtful, hesitant
6,966utbringa propose, call for
6,967bianco a pizza without tomato sauce
6,969rodna blush, redden
6,970berömmelse fame, renown
6,971förvarning premonition, forewarning
6,972indikera indicate

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