formulera
Meaning
draft; formulate; word
In Swedish: uttrycka, utforma
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att formulera | to draft |
|---|---|---|
| Present | formulerar | jag formulerar |
| Past | formulerade | jag formulerade |
| Supine | formulerat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har formulerat | jag har formulerat |
| Past perfect | hade formulerat | jag hade formulerat |
| Future | ska formulera | or: kommer att formulera |
| Conditional | skulle formulera | jag skulle formulera |
| Imperative | formulera! | a command |
| Present participle | formulerande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | formulerad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | formuleras |
|---|---|
| Present | formuleras |
| Past | formulerades |
| Supine | formulerats |
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 formulerar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise formulera
1 / 2Yesterday I … (formulera). Which is the past tense?
formulera in a sentence
- formulera sina kravformulate your demands
- Jag vet inte hur jag ska formulera detI don't know how I'm going to put it into words
- Han formulerar sig tillkrånglatHe uses unnecessarily complicated language
Questions
What does formulera mean in English?
formulera means “draft, formulate”.
What is the past tense of formulera?
The past tense of formulera is formulerade (“jag formulerade”). The supine is formulerat, used in “jag har formulerat”.
What is the present tense of formulera?
formulerar, the same for every person: jag formulerar, du formulerar, vi formulerar.
Nearby common words
formulera is number 9,054 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,050skickligt skilfully
- 9,051anslag grant, subvention, allowance, appropriation, bill
- 9,052upphetsa to excite, to arouse
- 9,053exempelvis for example
- 9,055goding knockout, peach
- 9,056kliché cliché
- 9,057vegetarisk vegetarian
- 9,058vördnad reverence
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

