utkämpa
Meaning
fight out
In Swedish: kämpa (ända till slutet)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utkämpa | to fight out |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utkämpar | jag utkämpar |
| Past | utkämpade | jag utkämpade |
| Supine | utkämpat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har utkämpat | jag har utkämpat |
| Past perfect | hade utkämpat | jag hade utkämpat |
| Future | ska utkämpa | or: kommer att utkämpa |
| Conditional | skulle utkämpa | jag skulle utkämpa |
| Imperative | utkämpa! | a command |
| Present participle | utkämpande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utkämpad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | utkämpas |
|---|---|
| Present | utkämpas |
| Past | utkämpades |
| Supine | utkämpats |
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 utkämpar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise utkämpa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utkämpa). Which is the past tense?
utkämpa in a sentence
- utkämpa en hård stridfight a hard battle (to the end)
- utkämpa en stridfight a battle (idiomatic)
- utkämpa ett slagfight a battle (idiomatic – of a major battle, as might be given a name, for example)
Questions
What does utkämpa mean in English?
utkämpa means “fight out”.
What is the past tense of utkämpa?
The past tense of utkämpa is utkämpade (“jag utkämpade”). The supine is utkämpat, used in “jag har utkämpat”.
What is the present tense of utkämpa?
utkämpar, the same for every person: jag utkämpar, du utkämpar, vi utkämpar.
Similar words
Origin
ut- (“out-”) + kämpa (“fight”)
Nearby common words
utkämpa is number 4,787 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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