utforma
Meaning
design
In Swedish: ge färdig form åt, utarbeta
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utforma | to design |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utformar | jag utformar |
| Past | utformade | jag utformade |
| Supine | utformat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har utformat | jag har utformat |
| Past perfect | hade utformat | jag hade utformat |
| Future | ska utforma | or: kommer att utforma |
| Conditional | skulle utforma | jag skulle utforma |
| Imperative | utforma! | a command |
| Present participle | utformande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utformad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | utformas |
|---|---|
| Present | utformas |
| Past | utformades |
| Supine | utformats |
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 utformar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise utforma
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utforma). Which is the past tense?
utforma in a sentence
- utforma ett förslagdraw up (draft) a proposal
Questions
What does utforma mean in English?
utforma means “design”.
What is the past tense of utforma?
The past tense of utforma is utformade (“jag utformade”). The supine is utformat, used in “jag har utformat”.
What is the present tense of utforma?
utformar, the same for every person: jag utformar, du utformar, vi utformar.
Similar words
designaskulptera
Origin
ut + forma
Nearby common words
utforma is number 8,480 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,476spridning spread
- 8,477tystna become silent
- 8,478upplösning resolution
- 8,479mordbrand arson; the crime of setting fire to something in order to cause damage, a fire started through arson
- 8,481sansa to calm down; to exit from an agitated state
- 8,482företaga alternative form of företa
- 8,483översvämning a flood; flooding
- 8,484nysa sneeze
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