uppleva
Meaning
experience; feel, think
In Swedish: vara med om
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att uppleva | to experience |
|---|---|---|
| Present | upplever | jag upplever |
| Past | upplevde | jag upplevde |
| Supine | upplevt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har upplevt | jag har upplevt |
| Past perfect | hade upplevt | jag hade upplevt |
| Future | ska uppleva | or: kommer att uppleva |
| Conditional | skulle uppleva | jag skulle uppleva |
| Imperative | upplev! | a command |
| Present participle | upplevande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | upplevd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | upplevas |
|---|---|
| Present | upplevs |
| Past | upplevdes |
| Supine | upplevts |
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 upplever. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise uppleva
1 / 2Yesterday I … (uppleva). Which is the past tense?
uppleva in a sentence
- uppleva krigets fasorexperience the horrors of war
- jag upplever mitt arbete som meningsfulltI think my work is worthwhile (meaningful)
Questions
What does uppleva mean in English?
uppleva means “experience, feel, think”.
What is the past tense of uppleva?
The past tense of uppleva is upplevde (“jag upplevde”). The supine is upplevt, used in “jag har upplevt”.
What is the present tense of uppleva?
upplever, the same for every person: jag upplever, du upplever, vi upplever.
Similar words
vara med omerfara
Origin
upp + leva
Nearby common words
uppleva is number 1,614 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,610märkt marked, tagged, carrying a mark or indication, marked, certified, carrying a mark that indicates certification
- 1,611sålde sold
- 1,612saknas be missing (lacking)
- 1,613angående concerning, respecting
- 1,615grad degree, rank
- 1,616mil a distance of 10 kilometres
- 1,617buss coach, bus
- 1,618verklighet reality
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