uppenbara
Meaning
reveal
In Swedish: avslöja
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att uppenbara | to reveal |
|---|---|---|
| Present | uppenbarar | jag uppenbarar |
| Past | uppenbarade | jag uppenbarade |
| Supine | uppenbarat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har uppenbarat | jag har uppenbarat |
| Past perfect | hade uppenbarat | jag hade uppenbarat |
| Future | ska uppenbara | or: kommer att uppenbara |
| Conditional | skulle uppenbara | jag skulle uppenbara |
| Imperative | uppenbara! | a command |
| Present participle | uppenbarande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | uppenbarad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | uppenbaras |
|---|---|
| Present | uppenbaras |
| Past | uppenbarades |
| Supine | uppenbarats |
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 uppenbarar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise uppenbara
1 / 2Yesterday I … (uppenbara). Which is the past tense?
uppenbara in a sentence
- undersökningen har uppenbarat stora brister i organisationenthe investigation has revealed major shortcomings in the organization
Questions
What does uppenbara mean in English?
uppenbara means “reveal”.
What is the past tense of uppenbara?
The past tense of uppenbara is uppenbarade (“jag uppenbarade”). The supine is uppenbarat, used in “jag har uppenbarat”.
What is the present tense of uppenbara?
uppenbarar, the same for every person: jag uppenbarar, du uppenbarar, vi uppenbarar.
Similar words
tydliga
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish opinbara, uppenbara.
Nearby common words
uppenbara is number 4,504 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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