utse
Meaning
appoint
In Swedish: välja ut, utnämna
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att utse | to appoint |
|---|---|---|
| Present | utser | jag utser |
| Past | utsåg | jag utsåg |
| Supine | utsett | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har utsett | jag har utsett |
| Past perfect | hade utsett | jag hade utsett |
| Future | ska utse | or: kommer att utse |
| Conditional | skulle utse | jag skulle utse |
| Imperative | utse! | a command |
| Present participle | utseende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | utsedd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | utses |
|---|---|
| Present | utses |
| Past | utsågs |
| Supine | utsetts |
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 utser. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise utse
1 / 2Yesterday I … (utse). Which is the past tense?
utse in a sentence
- hon utsågs till professor i svenskashe was appointed professor in Swedish
Questions
What does utse mean in English?
utse means “appoint”.
What is the past tense of utse?
The past tense of utse is utsåg (“jag utsåg”). The supine is utsett, used in “jag har utsett”.
What is the present tense of utse?
utser, the same for every person: jag utser, du utser, vi utser.
Similar words
koravälja
Origin
ut + se
Nearby common words
utse is number 3,638 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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