uppmuntra
Meaning
encourage
In Swedish: göra (någon) glad och hoppfull, stimulera
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att uppmuntra | to encourage |
|---|---|---|
| Present | uppmuntrar | jag uppmuntrar |
| Past | uppmuntrade | jag uppmuntrade |
| Supine | uppmuntrat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har uppmuntrat | jag har uppmuntrat |
| Past perfect | hade uppmuntrat | jag hade uppmuntrat |
| Future | ska uppmuntra | or: kommer att uppmuntra |
| Conditional | skulle uppmuntra | jag skulle uppmuntra |
| Imperative | uppmuntra! | a command |
| Present participle | uppmuntrande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | uppmuntrad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | uppmuntras |
|---|---|
| Present | uppmuntras |
| Past | uppmuntrades |
| Supine | uppmuntrats |
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 uppmuntrar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise uppmuntra
1 / 2Yesterday I … (uppmuntra). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does uppmuntra mean in English?
uppmuntra means “encourage”.
What is the past tense of uppmuntra?
The past tense of uppmuntra is uppmuntrade (“jag uppmuntrade”). The supine is uppmuntrat, used in “jag har uppmuntrat”.
What is the present tense of uppmuntra?
uppmuntrar, the same for every person: jag uppmuntrar, du uppmuntrar, vi uppmuntrar.
Similar words
peppa
Nearby common words
uppmuntra is number 3,513 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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