utforska
Meaning
investigate
In Swedish: ingående undersöka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utforska | to investigate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utforskar | jag utforskar |
| Past | utforskade | jag utforskade |
| Supine | utforskat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har utforskat | jag har utforskat |
| Past perfect | hade utforskat | jag hade utforskat |
| Future | ska utforska | or: kommer att utforska |
| Conditional | skulle utforska | jag skulle utforska |
| Imperative | utforska! | a command |
| Present participle | utforskande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utforskad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | utforskas |
|---|---|
| Present | utforskas |
| Past | utforskades |
| Supine | utforskats |
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 utforskar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise utforska
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utforska). Which is the past tense?
utforska in a sentence
- vetenskapsmännen har inriktat sig på att utforska polarområdenathe scientists hade focused on investigating the polar regions
Questions
What does utforska mean in English?
utforska means “investigate”.
What is the past tense of utforska?
The past tense of utforska is utforskade (“jag utforskade”). The supine is utforskat, used in “jag har utforskat”.
What is the present tense of utforska?
utforskar, the same for every person: jag utforskar, du utforskar, vi utforskar.
Similar words
Origin
From ut + forska.
Nearby common words
utforska is number 3,279 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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