uppmana
Swedish
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Verb
edituppmana (present uppmanar, preterite uppmanade, supine uppmanat, imperative uppmana)
- to urge, to ask (someone to do something)
- Bilister uppmanas att köra försiktigt i halkan
- Motorists are urged to drive carefully in the slippery conditions
- Han uppmanades att säga upp sig, men vägrade
- He was asked to resign, but refused
Conjugation
editConjugation of uppmana (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | uppmana | uppmanas | ||
| Supine | uppmanat | uppmanats | ||
| Imperative | uppmana | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | uppmanen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | uppmanar | uppmanade | uppmanas | uppmanades |
| Ind. plural1 | uppmana | uppmanade | uppmanas | uppmanades |
| Subjunctive2 | uppmane | uppmanade | uppmanes | uppmanades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | uppmanande | |||
| Past participle | uppmanad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||