tillämpa
Meaning
apply
In Swedish: använda i praktiken, praktisera
Conjugation
| 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)
| 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.
Practise tillämpa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (tillämpa). Which is the past tense?
tillämpa in a sentence
- reglerna ska tillämpas från årsskiftetthe 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
Origin
From till + lämpa.
Nearby common words
tillämpa is number 9,369 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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