utreda
Meaning
investigate; analyze; examine; study; audit
In Swedish: klargöra, undersöka
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utreda | to investigate |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utreder | jag utreder |
| Past | utredde | jag utredde |
| Supine | utrett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har utrett | jag har utrett |
| Past perfect | hade utrett | jag hade utrett |
| Future | ska utreda | or: kommer att utreda |
| Conditional | skulle utreda | jag skulle utreda |
| Imperative | utred! | a command |
| Present participle | utredande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utredd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | utredas |
|---|---|
| Present | utreds |
| Past | utreddes |
| Supine | utretts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use utreder. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise utreda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utreda). Which is the past tense?
utreda in a sentence
- chefen lovade att utreda vad som hade häntthe boss promised to investigate what had happened
- experter utreder just nu olyckanexperts are now investigating the accident
Questions
What does utreda mean in English?
utreda means “investigate, analyze”.
What is the past tense of utreda?
The past tense of utreda is utredde (“jag utredde”). The supine is utrett, used in “jag har utrett”.
What is the present tense of utreda?
utreder, the same for every person: jag utreder, du utreder, vi utreder.
Origin
ut + reda
Nearby common words
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