Swedish verb

formulera

draft, formulate, word

Meaning

draft; formulate; word

In Swedish: uttrycka, utforma

Conjugation

Conjugation of formulera (draft)
Infinitiveatt formulerato draft
Presentformulerarjag formulerar
Pastformuleradejag formulerade
Supineformuleratused after har / hade
Perfecthar formuleratjag har formulerat
Past perfecthade formuleratjag hade formulerat
Futureska formuleraor: kommer att formulera
Conditionalskulle formulerajag skulle formulera
Imperativeformulera!a command
Present participleformulerande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participleformuleradused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of formulera
Infinitiveformuleras
Presentformuleras
Pastformulerades
Supineformulerats

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.

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formulera in a sentence

  • formulera sina krav
    formulate your demands
  • Jag vet inte hur jag ska formulera det
    I don't know how I'm going to put it into words
  • Han formulerar sig tillkrånglat
    He 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.

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