uppvakta
Meaning
(call on to) congratulate; petition; call upon
In Swedish: fira, hylla
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att uppvakta | to |
|---|---|---|
| Present | uppvaktar | jag uppvaktar |
| Past | uppvaktade | jag uppvaktade |
| Supine | uppvaktat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har uppvaktat | jag har uppvaktat |
| Past perfect | hade uppvaktat | jag hade uppvaktat |
| Future | ska uppvakta | or: kommer att uppvakta |
| Conditional | skulle uppvakta | jag skulle uppvakta |
| Imperative | uppvakta! | a command |
| Present participle | uppvaktande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | uppvaktad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | uppvaktas |
|---|---|
| Present | uppvaktas |
| Past | uppvaktades |
| Supine | uppvaktats |
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 uppvaktar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise uppvakta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (uppvakta). Which is the past tense?
uppvakta in a sentence
- uppvakta på födelsedagencongratulate someone on their birthday
- flickan blev mycket uppvaktad av traktens pojkarthe girl received a lot of attention from the boys in the area
- statsministern uppvaktades av lärarförbundetthe prime minister was petitioned by the Teachers' Union
- Uppvakta någon med tårtaCelebrate someone('s birthday) with cake (visit them with cake)
- Uppvakta någon med rosorWoo someone with roses
Questions
What does uppvakta mean in English?
uppvakta means “(call on to) congratulate, petition”.
What is the past tense of uppvakta?
The past tense of uppvakta is uppvaktade (“jag uppvaktade”). The supine is uppvaktat, used in “jag har uppvaktat”.
What is the present tense of uppvakta?
uppvaktar, the same for every person: jag uppvaktar, du uppvaktar, vi uppvaktar.
Similar words
kurtisera
Nearby common words
uppvakta is number 7,395 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