utesluta
Meaning
exclude; eliminate
In Swedish: inte ta med, stänga ute
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utesluta | to exclude |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utesluter | jag utesluter |
| Past | uteslöt | jag uteslöt |
| Supine | uteslutit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har uteslutit | jag har uteslutit |
| Past perfect | hade uteslutit | jag hade uteslutit |
| Future | ska utesluta | or: kommer att utesluta |
| Conditional | skulle utesluta | jag skulle utesluta |
| Imperative | uteslut! | a command |
| Present participle | uteslutande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utesluten | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | uteslutas |
|---|---|
| Present | utesluts |
| Past | uteslöts |
| Supine | uteslutits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use utesluter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise utesluta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utesluta). Which is the past tense?
utesluta in a sentence
- utesluta en medlemexpel a member
- utesluta en möjlighetexclude a possibility
- vi kan inte utesluta att det föreligger ett brottwe cannot eliminate the possibility that a crime has been committed
- Hon uteslöts ur föreningenShe was expelled from the association
- Vi kan utesluta butlern som gärningsmanWe can rule out the butler as the perpetrator
Expressions
- det är inte uteslutet ("det är möjligt") att han kommerit is not impossible that he will come
Questions
What does utesluta mean in English?
utesluta means “exclude, eliminate”.
What is the past tense of utesluta?
The past tense of utesluta is uteslöt (“jag uteslöt”). The supine is uteslutit, used in “jag har uteslutit”.
What is the present tense of utesluta?
utesluter, the same for every person: jag utesluter, du utesluter, vi utesluter.
Similar words
skippaexkluderaslopa
Origin
Calque of Latin exclūdō, equivalent to ute + sluta.
Nearby common words
utesluta is number 3,762 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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