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utgå

assume, start, omit, being paid out

Meaning

assume; start; omit; being paid out; end

In Swedish: starta

Conjugation

Conjugation of utgå (assume)
Infinitive	att utgå	to assume
Present	utgår	jag utgår
Past	utgick	jag utgick
Supine	utgått	used after har / hade
Perfect	har utgått	jag har utgått
Past perfect	hade utgått	jag hade utgått
Future	ska utgå	or: kommer att utgå
Conditional	skulle utgå	jag skulle utgå
Imperative	utgå!	a command
Present participle	utgående	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	utgången	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of utgå
Infinitive	utgås
Present	utgås
Past	utgicks
Supine	utgåtts

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 utgår. See the four verb groups explained.

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utgå in a sentence

jag utgår från att priset kommer att höjas
I assume (take it) that the price will go up
bussen utgår från Malmö
the bus starts from Malmö
programpunkten utgår
this point on the programme is deleted
ersättning utgår med halva beloppet
half the amount is payable as compensation
ansökningstiden utgår på måndag
the application period ends (expires) on Monday
jag utgår från att ni känner till slaget vid Narva
I assume you are familiar with the battle of Narva
bedömningen utgår från placeringen
the assessment is based on the location
Produkten har utgått
The product has been discontinued

Questions

What does utgå mean in English?

utgå means “assume, start”.

What is the past tense of utgå?

The past tense of utgå is utgick (“jag utgick”). The supine is utgått, used in “jag har utgått”.

What is the present tense of utgå?

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

Origin

ut + gå

Nearby common words

utgå is number 3,474 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,470gömställe hiding place, hideout
3,471baron baron
3,472galenskap madness
3,473packad drunk
3,475varannan every other
3,476zon zone
3,477förändrad changed
3,478avvakta await

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