uppmana
Meaning
request
In Swedish: säga till någon (att handla på ett visst sätt)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att uppmana | to request |
|---|---|---|
| Present | uppmanar | jag uppmanar |
| Past | uppmanade | jag uppmanade |
| Supine | uppmanat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har uppmanat | jag har uppmanat |
| Past perfect | hade uppmanat | jag hade uppmanat |
| Future | ska uppmana | or: kommer att uppmana |
| Conditional | skulle uppmana | jag skulle uppmana |
| Imperative | uppmana! | a command |
| Present participle | uppmanande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | uppmanad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | uppmanas |
|---|---|
| Present | uppmanas |
| Past | uppmanades |
| Supine | uppmanats |
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 uppmanar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise uppmana
1 / 2Yesterday I … (uppmana). Which is the past tense?
uppmana in a sentence
- publiken uppmanades att sitta kvarthe audience were requested to keep their seats
- Bilister uppmanas att köra försiktigt i halkanMotorists are urged to drive carefully in the slippery conditions
- Han uppmanades att säga upp sig, men vägradeHe was asked to resign, but refused
Questions
What does uppmana mean in English?
uppmana means “request”.
What is the past tense of uppmana?
The past tense of uppmana is uppmanade (“jag uppmanade”). The supine is uppmanat, used in “jag har uppmanat”.
What is the present tense of uppmana?
uppmanar, the same for every person: jag uppmanar, du uppmanar, vi uppmanar.
Similar words
egga
Origin
upp + mana
Nearby common words
uppmana is number 5,310 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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