Swedish verb

utfärda

issue

Meaning

issue

In Swedish: (låta) skriva ut (ett officiellt dokument)

Conjugation

Conjugation of utfärda (issue)
Infinitiveatt utfärdato issue
Presentutfärdarjag utfärdar
Pastutfärdadejag utfärdade
Supineutfärdatused after har / hade
Perfecthar utfärdatjag har utfärdat
Past perfecthade utfärdatjag hade utfärdat
Futureska utfärdaor: kommer att utfärda
Conditionalskulle utfärdajag skulle utfärda
Imperativeutfärda!a command
Present participleutfärdande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participleutfärdadused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of utfärda
Infinitiveutfärdas
Presentutfärdas
Pastutfärdades
Supineutfärdats

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 utfärdar. See the four verb groups explained.

Practise utfärda

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utfärda in a sentence

  • utfärda ett intyg
    issue a certificate
  • utfärda en varning
    issue a warning

Questions

What does utfärda mean in English?

utfärda means “issue”.

What is the past tense of utfärda?

The past tense of utfärda is utfärdade (“jag utfärdade”). The supine is utfärdat, used in “jag har utfärdat”.

What is the present tense of utfärda?

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

Origin

Related to the verb färdas (“to travel”) and the nouns färd (“journey”) and utfärd (“expedition”), all based on the verb fara (“to fare, to travel”).

Nearby common words

utfärda is number 5,005 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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