uppvakta
Swedish
editVerb
edituppvakta (present uppvaktar, preterite uppvaktade, supine uppvaktat, imperative uppvakta)
- to congratulate, to celebrate (on a birthday or the like, in person)
- Uppvakta någon med tårta
- Celebrate someone('s birthday) with cake (visit them with cake)
- to court, to woo (a romantic interest)
- Uppvakta någon med rosor
- Woo someone with roses
- to petition
Conjugation
editConjugation of uppvakta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | uppvakta | uppvaktas | ||
| Supine | uppvaktat | uppvaktats | ||
| Imperative | uppvakta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | uppvakten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | uppvaktar | uppvaktade | uppvaktas | uppvaktades |
| Ind. plural1 | uppvakta | uppvaktade | uppvaktas | uppvaktades |
| Subjunctive2 | uppvakte | uppvaktade | uppvaktes | uppvaktades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | uppvaktande | |||
| Past participle | uppvaktad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||