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utveckla

develop, elaborate

Meaning

develop; elaborate

In Swedish: göra något större och mer komplicerat

Conjugation

Conjugation of utveckla (develop)
Infinitive	att utveckla	to develop
Present	utvecklar	jag utvecklar
Past	utvecklade	jag utvecklade
Supine	utvecklat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har utvecklat	jag har utvecklat
Past perfect	hade utvecklat	jag hade utvecklat
Future	ska utveckla	or: kommer att utveckla
Conditional	skulle utveckla	jag skulle utveckla
Imperative	utveckla!	a command
Present participle	utvecklande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	utvecklad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of utveckla
Infinitive	utvecklas
Present	utvecklas
Past	utvecklades
Supine	utvecklats

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 utvecklar. See the four verb groups explained.

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utveckla in a sentence

utveckla produktionen
develop production
utveckla sina synpunkter
expound on one's views
utveckla en produkt
develop a product
Utvecklarna utvecklar ett nytt system
The developers are developing a new system
Motorn utvecklar enorm kraft
The engine generates [develops] enormous power
energin som utvecklas i reaktionen
the energy generated in the reaction
Vi får se hur situationen utvecklar sig
We'll have to see how the situation develops [itself]
utveckla sig som författare
develop [oneself] as an author [can also be expressed as "utvecklas [be developed] som författare, " which might sound less active depending on context]

Questions

What does utveckla mean in English?

utveckla means “develop, elaborate”.

What is the past tense of utveckla?

The past tense of utveckla is utvecklade (“jag utvecklade”). The supine is utvecklat, used in “jag har utvecklat”.

What is the present tense of utveckla?

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

Similar words

formaelaboreraförädla

Origin

ut + veckla

Nearby common words

utveckla is number 2,305 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,301smälta melt, smelt
2,302konstnär artist
2,303knäppa snap, click
2,304ström having strong currents (of a watercourse), "currenty"
2,306grotta cave
2,307docka puppet, dummy
2,308bevara protect, preserve
2,309bomba bomb

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