tillvarata

Swedish

till +‎ vara (“care”) +‎ ta. Attested since 1792. Compare Danish varetage.

tillvarata (present tillvaratar, preterite tillvaratog, supine tillvaratagit, imperative tillvarata)

look after, care for (keep something that otherwise would go to waste)
Synonym: ta tillvara

Conjugation of tillvarata (class 6 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tillvarata		tillvaratas
Supine	tillvaratagit		tillvaratagits
Imperative	tillvarata		—
Imper. plural¹	tillvaratan		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tillvaratar	tillvaratog	tillvaratas	tillvaratogs
Ind. plural¹	tillvarata	tillvaratogo	tillvaratas	tillvaratogos
Subjunctive²	tillvarata	tillvaratoge	tillvaratas	tillvaratoges
	Participles
Present participle	tillvaratagande
Past participle	tillvaratagen
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.