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utöva

practise

Meaning

practise

In Swedish: bedriva (verksamhet)

Conjugation

Conjugation of utöva (practise)
Infinitive	att utöva	to practise
Present	utövar	jag utövar
Past	utövade	jag utövade
Supine	utövat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har utövat	jag har utövat
Past perfect	hade utövat	jag hade utövat
Future	ska utöva	or: kommer att utöva
Conditional	skulle utöva	jag skulle utöva
Imperative	utöva!	a command
Present participle	utövande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	utövad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of utöva
Infinitive	utövas
Present	utövas
Past	utövades
Supine	utövats

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 utövar. See the four verb groups explained.

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utöva in a sentence

utöva ett yrke
practise a profession
utöva kontroll
exercise control
han utövar ett dåligt inflytande på sina kamrater
he exercises a bad influence on his friends
En hårdhänt och rå pennalism, som av de äldre kadetterna utövades mot de yngre.
A rough and raw bullying, which the older cadets practised towards the younger ones.

Questions

What does utöva mean in English?

utöva means “practise”.

What is the past tense of utöva?

The past tense of utöva is utövade (“jag utövade”). The supine is utövat, used in “jag har utövat”.

What is the present tense of utöva?

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

Similar words

praktisera

Origin

ut + öva, like German ausüben

Nearby common words

utöva is number 4,313 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,309färja ferry
4,310återfå get back, recover
4,311otäckt scary
4,312involverad involved
4,314överlevnad survival
4,315engelsman an Englishman (person from England)
4,316pigg alert, spirited
4,318bekanta acquaintances, mates

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