framhäva
Meaning
bring out, set off
In Swedish: rikta uppmärksamheten på, markera
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att framhäva | to bring out |
|---|---|---|
| Present | framhäver | jag framhäver |
| Past | framhävde | jag framhävde |
| Supine | framhävt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har framhävt | jag har framhävt |
| Past perfect | hade framhävt | jag hade framhävt |
| Future | ska framhäva | or: kommer att framhäva |
| Conditional | skulle framhäva | jag skulle framhäva |
| Imperative | framhäv! | a command |
| Present participle | framhävande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | framhävd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | framhävas |
|---|---|
| Present | framhävs |
| Past | framhävdes |
| Supine | framhävts |
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 framhäver. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise framhäva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (framhäva). Which is the past tense?
framhäva in a sentence
- ramen framhäver konstverketthe frame sets off the painting
Questions
What does framhäva mean in English?
framhäva means “bring out, set off”.
What is the past tense of framhäva?
The past tense of framhäva is framhävde (“jag framhävde”). The supine is framhävt, used in “jag har framhävt”.
What is the present tense of framhäva?
framhäver, the same for every person: jag framhäver, du framhäver, vi framhäver.
Similar words
betonapåpekapoängtera
Origin
fram + häva.
Nearby common words
framhäva is number 9,730 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,726skadestånd damages, tort
- 9,727rollspel role-playing, a role-playing game
- 9,728magsår a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer; a peptic ulcer, peptic ulcer disease
- 9,729dödlighet mortality
- 9,731förutsäga foretell, predict
- 9,732rista carve, cut
- 9,733ståhej fuss, to-do, hullabaloo
- 9,734skyhög sky high, sky-high
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