utpressa
Meaning
blackmail; blackmailing; extort; extort, blackmail
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utpressa | to blackmail |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utpressar | jag utpressar |
| Past | utpressade | jag utpressade |
| Supine | utpressat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har utpressat | jag har utpressat |
| Past perfect | hade utpressat | jag hade utpressat |
| Future | ska utpressa | or: kommer att utpressa |
| Conditional | skulle utpressa | jag skulle utpressa |
| Imperative | utpressa! | a command |
| Present participle | utpressande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utpressad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | utpressas |
|---|---|
| Present | utpressas |
| Past | utpressades |
| Supine | utpressats |
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 utpressar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise utpressa
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utpressa). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does utpressa mean in English?
utpressa means “blackmail, blackmailing”.
What is the past tense of utpressa?
The past tense of utpressa is utpressade (“jag utpressade”). The supine is utpressat, used in “jag har utpressat”.
What is the present tense of utpressa?
utpressar, the same for every person: jag utpressar, du utpressar, vi utpressar.
Origin
By surface analysis, ut + pressa.
Nearby common words
utpressa is number 5,006 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,002handled wrist
- 5,003motbjudande repulsive, repugnant
- 5,004scout girl scout (US), girl guide
- 5,005utfärda issue
- 5,007känslomässigt emotionally
- 5,008farm farm
- 5,009skörda gather, reap
- 5,010less tired (of something irritating)
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