upptagen
See also: upptågen
Swedish
editEtymology
editupp + tagen (past participle of ta)
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editupptagen (comparative mer upptagen, superlative mest upptagen)
- busy, engaged in activity
- occupied, taken, not vacant
- (of a telephone) busy, engaged
- Jag försökte ringa, men det tutade upptaget
- I tried calling, but there was a busy signal
Declension
editInflection of upptagen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | upptagen | upptagnare | upptagnast |
Neuter singular | upptaget | upptagnare | upptagnast |
Plural | upptagna | upptagnare | upptagnast |
Masculine plural3 | upptagne | upptagnare | upptagnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | upptagne | upptagnare | upptagnaste |
All | upptagna | upptagnare | upptagnaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Participle
editupptagen
- past participle of uppta