uppfinna
Meaning
invent
In Swedish: tänka ut och konstruera
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att uppfinna | to invent |
|---|---|---|
| Present | uppfinner | jag uppfinner |
| Past | uppfann | jag uppfann |
| Supine | uppfunnit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har uppfunnit | jag har uppfunnit |
| Past perfect | hade uppfunnit | jag hade uppfunnit |
| Future | ska uppfinna | or: kommer att uppfinna |
| Conditional | skulle uppfinna | jag skulle uppfinna |
| Imperative | uppfinn! | a command |
| Present participle | uppfinnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | uppfunnen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | uppfinnas |
|---|---|
| Present | uppfinns |
| Past | uppfanns |
| Supine | uppfunnits |
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 uppfinner. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise uppfinna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (uppfinna). Which is the past tense?
uppfinna in a sentence
- Vem uppfann kylskåpet?Who invented the refrigerator?
- Vet du vem som uppfann telefonen?Do you know who invented the telephone?
Questions
What does uppfinna mean in English?
uppfinna means “invent”.
What is the past tense of uppfinna?
The past tense of uppfinna is uppfann (“jag uppfann”). The supine is uppfunnit, used in “jag har uppfunnit”.
What is the present tense of uppfinna?
uppfinner, the same for every person: jag uppfinner, du uppfinner, vi uppfinner.
Origin
From upp + finna.
Nearby common words
uppfinna is number 5,296 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,292praktik practice, experience
- 5,293sofistikerad sophisticated
- 5,294styrbord in starboard (right) direction of a vessel
- 5,295boende housing, accommodation
- 5,297anförtro entrust, confide
- 5,298förblöda bleed to death
- 5,299privilegium privilege
- 5,300närvara be present, attend
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary