upphäva
Meaning
annul
In Swedish: förklara ogiltig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att upphäva | to annul |
|---|---|---|
| Present | upphäver | jag upphäver |
| Past | upphävde | jag upphävde |
| Supine | upphävt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har upphävt | jag har upphävt |
| Past perfect | hade upphävt | jag hade upphävt |
| Future | ska upphäva | or: kommer att upphäva |
| Conditional | skulle upphäva | jag skulle upphäva |
| Imperative | upphäv! | a command |
| Present participle | upphävande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | upphävd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | upphävas |
|---|---|
| Present | upphävs |
| Past | upphävdes |
| Supine | upphävts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use upphäver. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise upphäva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (upphäva). Which is the past tense?
upphäva in a sentence
- upphäva ett beslutrevoke a decision
Questions
What does upphäva mean in English?
upphäva means “annul”.
What is the past tense of upphäva?
The past tense of upphäva is upphävde (“jag upphävde”). The supine is upphävt, used in “jag har upphävt”.
What is the present tense of upphäva?
upphäver, the same for every person: jag upphäver, du upphäver, vi upphäver.
Origin
upp + häva, literally: to upheave
Nearby common words
upphäva is number 5,584 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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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