Swedish verb· top 5,000 most common

uttala

pronounce/ˈʉːˌtɑːla/

Meaning

pronounce

In Swedish: återge (ett ljud el. ord) i tal

Conjugation

Conjugation of uttala (pronounce)
Infinitive	att uttala	to pronounce
Present	uttalar	jag uttalar
Past	uttalade	jag uttalade
Supine	uttalat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har uttalat	jag har uttalat
Past perfect	hade uttalat	jag hade uttalat
Future	ska uttala	or: kommer att uttala
Conditional	skulle uttala	jag skulle uttala
Imperative	uttala!	a command
Present participle	uttalande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	uttalad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of uttala
Infinitive	uttalas
Present	uttalas
Past	uttalades
Supine	uttalats

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 uttalar. See the four verb groups explained.

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uttala in a sentence

Hur uttalas ordet på svenska?
How is that word pronounced in Swedish?
Hur uttalas det här ordet?
How is this word pronounced?
uttala en dom
give a verdict

Questions

What does uttala mean in English?

uttala means “pronounce”.

What is the past tense of uttala?

The past tense of uttala is uttalade (“jag uttalade”). The supine is uttalat, used in “jag har uttalat”.

What is the present tense of uttala?

uttalar, the same for every person: jag uttalar, du uttalar, vi uttalar.

Origin

From ut (“out”) + tala (“speak”).

Nearby common words

uttala is number 3,384 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,380förtjust fond of, delighted with
3,381he to put
3,382holme islet
3,383enastående exceptional, outstanding
3,385teknisk technical, [technically] adept
3,386förinta annihilate, destroy
3,387tallrik plate
3,388mild gentle, lenient

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