uppskatta
Meaning
appreciate; estimate
In Swedish: tycka om, gilla
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att uppskatta | to appreciate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | uppskattar | jag uppskattar |
| Past | uppskattade | jag uppskattade |
| Supine | uppskattat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har uppskattat | jag har uppskattat |
| Past perfect | hade uppskattat | jag hade uppskattat |
| Future | ska uppskatta | or: kommer att uppskatta |
| Conditional | skulle uppskatta | jag skulle uppskatta |
| Imperative | uppskatta! | a command |
| Present participle | uppskattande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | uppskattad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | uppskattas |
|---|---|
| Present | uppskattas |
| Past | uppskattades |
| Supine | uppskattats |
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 uppskattar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise uppskatta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (uppskatta). Which is the past tense?
uppskatta in a sentence
- en uppskattad konserta much-appreciated concert
- inflationen uppskattas till ca 20 procentinflation is estimated at about 20 per cent
Questions
What does uppskatta mean in English?
uppskatta means “appreciate, estimate”.
What is the past tense of uppskatta?
The past tense of uppskatta is uppskattade (“jag uppskattade”). The supine is uppskattat, used in “jag har uppskattat”.
What is the present tense of uppskatta?
uppskattar, the same for every person: jag uppskattar, du uppskattar, vi uppskattar.
Similar words
appreciera
Origin
upp + skatta
Nearby common words
uppskatta is number 885 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

