utlova
Meaning
promise
In Swedish: ge löfte om, lova
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utlova | to promise |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utlovar | jag utlovar |
| Past | utlovade | jag utlovade |
| Supine | utlovat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har utlovat | jag har utlovat |
| Past perfect | hade utlovat | jag hade utlovat |
| Future | ska utlova | or: kommer att utlova |
| Conditional | skulle utlova | jag skulle utlova |
| Imperative | utlova! | a command |
| Present participle | utlovande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utlovad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | utlovas |
|---|---|
| Present | utlovas |
| Past | utlovades |
| Supine | utlovats |
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 utlovar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise utlova
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utlova). Which is the past tense?
utlova in a sentence
- en belöning har utlovats för den som kan gripa mördarena reward has been promised (offered) to anyone who can capture the murderer
- De utlovade allmänna valThey promised to hold general elections
Questions
What does utlova mean in English?
utlova means “promise”.
What is the past tense of utlova?
The past tense of utlova is utlovade (“jag utlovade”). The supine is utlovat, used in “jag har utlovat”.
What is the present tense of utlova?
utlovar, the same for every person: jag utlovar, du utlovar, vi utlovar.
Origin
ut (“out”) + lova (“promise”)
Nearby common words
utlova is number 9,359 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,355vädra air, scent
- 9,356värktablett pain killer
- 9,357dumhuvud a blockhead, idiot
- 9,358pys little boy
- 9,360synpunkt a comment, an opinion
- 9,361jättelik gigantic, massive, enormous
- 9,362genomskinlig transparent
- 9,363välla well
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