urskilja
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
ur (“out”) + skilja (“separate”)
Pronunciation edit
audio (file)
Verb edit
urskilja (present urskiljer, preterite urskilde, supine urskilt, imperative urskilj)
- to discern, to distinguish, to tell apart ((manage to) perceive as a separate entity)
- to discern ((manage to) perceive with the mind)
- urskilja ett motiv
- discern a motive
Conjugation edit
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. | ||||