urskilja

Swedish

Etymology

ur (“out”) +‎ skilja (“separate”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

urskilja (present urskiljer, preterite urskilde, supine urskilt, imperative urskilj)

1. to discern, to distinguish, to tell apart ((manage to) perceive as a separate entity)
2. to discern ((manage to) perceive with the mind)

   urskilja ett motiv

   discern a motive

Conjugation

Conjugation of urskilja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	urskilja		urskiljas
Supine	urskilt		urskilts
Imperative	urskilj		—
Imper. plural1	urskiljen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	urskiljer	urskilde	urskiljs, urskiljes	urskildes
Ind. plural1	urskilja	urskilde	urskiljas	urskildes
Subjunctive2	urskilje	urskilde	urskiljes	urskildes
	Participles
Present participle	urskiljande
Past participle	urskild
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• urskiljbar
• urskiljning