Swedish verb

utbringa

propose, call for

Meaning

propose, call for

In Swedish: föreslå

Conjugation

Conjugation of utbringa (propose)
Infinitive	att utbringa	to propose
Present	utbringar	jag utbringar
Past	utbringade	jag utbringade
Supine	utbringat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har utbringat	jag har utbringat
Past perfect	hade utbringat	jag hade utbringat
Future	ska utbringa	or: kommer att utbringa
Conditional	skulle utbringa	jag skulle utbringa
Imperative	utbringa!	a command
Present participle	utbringande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	utbringad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of utbringa
Infinitive	utbringas
Present	utbringas
Past	utbringades
Supine	utbringats

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 utbringar. See the four verb groups explained.

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utbringa in a sentence

utbringa ett leve
call for three cheers
utbringa en skål
propose a toast
Jag vill utbringa en skål för brudparet
I would like to propose a toast to the bride and groom
Han hälsade gästerna varmt välkomna och utbringade en skål
He warmly welcomed the guests [greeted the guests warmly welcome] and raised a toast
Kungen utbringade ett fyrfaldigt leve för födelsedagsbarnet
The king led four [the usual number in Sweden] cheers for the birthday girl

Questions

What does utbringa mean in English?

utbringa means “propose, call for”.

What is the past tense of utbringa?

The past tense of utbringa is utbringade (“jag utbringade”). The supine is utbringat, used in “jag har utbringat”.

What is the present tense of utbringa?

utbringar, the same for every person: jag utbringar, du utbringar, vi utbringar.

Origin

ut (“out”) + bringa (“bring”)

Nearby common words

utbringa is number 6,966 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,962förväntning expectation
6,963nobba turn down
6,964hemligstämplad classified
6,965tveksam doubtful, hesitant
6,967bianco a pizza without tomato sauce
6,968efterlysa would like to see, make inquiries about
6,969rodna blush, redden
6,970berömmelse fame, renown

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