utfärda
Meaning
issue
In Swedish: (låta) skriva ut (ett officiellt dokument)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utfärda | to issue |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utfärdar | jag utfärdar |
| Past | utfärdade | jag utfärdade |
| Supine | utfärdat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har utfärdat | jag har utfärdat |
| Past perfect | hade utfärdat | jag hade utfärdat |
| Future | ska utfärda | or: kommer att utfärda |
| Conditional | skulle utfärda | jag skulle utfärda |
| Imperative | utfärda! | a command |
| Present participle | utfärdande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utfärdad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | utfärdas |
|---|---|
| Present | utfärdas |
| Past | utfärdades |
| Supine | utfärdats |
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
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utfärda). Which is the past tense?
utfärda in a sentence
- utfärda ett intygissue a certificate
- utfärda en varningissue 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.
- 5,001erkänt admittedly, recognized as
- 5,002handled wrist
- 5,003motbjudande repulsive, repugnant
- 5,004scout girl scout (US), girl guide
- 5,006utpressa blackmail, blackmailing
- 5,007känslomässigt emotionally
- 5,008farm farm
- 5,009skörda gather, reap
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

