underhålla
Meaning
maintain; keep up; support; amuse; entertain
In Swedish: hålla i gott skick, sköta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att underhålla | to maintain |
|---|---|---|
| Present | underhåller | jag underhåller |
| Past | underhöll | jag underhöll |
| Supine | underhållit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har underhållit | jag har underhållit |
| Past perfect | hade underhållit | jag hade underhållit |
| Future | ska underhålla | or: kommer att underhålla |
| Conditional | skulle underhålla | jag skulle underhålla |
| Imperative | underhåll! | a command |
| Present participle | underhållande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | underhållen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | underhållas |
|---|---|
| Present | underhålls |
| Past | underhölls |
| Supine | underhållits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use underhåller. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise underhålla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (underhålla). Which is the past tense?
underhålla in a sentence
- huset är väl underhålletthe house is well-maintained (in good repair)
- han underhöll sina syskon med cirkuskonsterhe entertained his brothers and sisters with circus tricks
- Jag underhåller gästernaI'm entertaining the guests
- Jag underhåller ventilationssystemetI maintain the ventilation system
Questions
What does underhålla mean in English?
underhålla means “maintain, keep up”.
What is the past tense of underhålla?
The past tense of underhålla is underhöll (“jag underhöll”). The supine is underhållit, used in “jag har underhållit”.
What is the present tense of underhålla?
underhåller, the same for every person: jag underhåller, du underhåller, vi underhåller.
Similar words
hålla i skickroaserva
Origin
under + hålla
Nearby common words
underhålla is number 5,529 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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