utöka
Meaning
increase; extend
In Swedish: göra större (till volymen)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utöka | to increase |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utökar | jag utökar |
| Past | utökade | jag utökade |
| Supine | utökat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har utökat | jag har utökat |
| Past perfect | hade utökat | jag hade utökat |
| Future | ska utöka | or: kommer att utöka |
| Conditional | skulle utöka | jag skulle utöka |
| Imperative | utöka! | a command |
| Present participle | utökande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utökad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | utökas |
|---|---|
| Present | utökas |
| Past | utökades |
| Supine | utökats |
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 utökar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise utöka
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utöka). Which is the past tense?
utöka in a sentence
- personalen kommer att utökas med 15 tjänsterthe workforce will be increased by 15 posts
Questions
What does utöka mean in English?
utöka means “increase, extend”.
What is the past tense of utöka?
The past tense of utöka is utökade (“jag utökade”). The supine is utökat, used in “jag har utökat”.
What is the present tense of utöka?
utökar, the same for every person: jag utökar, du utökar, vi utökar.
Similar words
Origin
ut + öka, corresponding to English eke out
Nearby common words
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