Swedish verb

tillämpa

apply

Meaning

apply

In Swedish: använda i praktiken, praktisera

Conjugation

Conjugation of tillämpa (apply)
Infinitive	att tillämpa	to apply
Present	tillämpar	jag tillämpar
Past	tillämpade	jag tillämpade
Supine	tillämpat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har tillämpat	jag har tillämpat
Past perfect	hade tillämpat	jag hade tillämpat
Future	ska tillämpa	or: kommer att tillämpa
Conditional	skulle tillämpa	jag skulle tillämpa
Imperative	tillämpa!	a command
Present participle	tillämpande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	tillämpad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of tillämpa
Infinitive	tillämpas
Present	tillämpas
Past	tillämpades
Supine	tillämpats

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 tillämpar. See the four verb groups explained.

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tillämpa in a sentence

reglerna ska tillämpas från årsskiftet
the rules will apply as of 1st January

Questions

What does tillämpa mean in English?

tillämpa means “apply”.

What is the past tense of tillämpa?

The past tense of tillämpa is tillämpade (“jag tillämpade”). The supine is tillämpat, used in “jag har tillämpat”.

What is the present tense of tillämpa?

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

Similar words

praktisera

Origin

From till + lämpa.

Nearby common words

tillämpa is number 9,369 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,365finkamma fine-comb
9,366ointressant uninteresting
9,367piga maid
9,368sylta brawn, inferior restaurant
9,370ultimatum ultimatum
9,371bowla exel, bowl
9,372härlighet delight, glory, majesty, splendor
9,373broa to bridge

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