utreda

Swedish

Etymology

ut +‎ reda

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

utreda (present utreder, preterite utredde, supine utrett, imperative utred)

1. to investigate

Usage notes

• when separated (reda ut), the verb takes on a more concrete meaning, to sort out something that is in a mess

Conjugation

Conjugation of utreda (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	utreda		utredas
Supine	utrett		utretts
Imperative	utred		—
Imper. plural1	utreden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	utreder	utredde	utreds, utredes	utreddes
Ind. plural1	utreda	utredde	utredas	utreddes
Subjunctive2	utrede	utredde	utredes	utreddes
	Participles
Present participle	utredande
Past participle	utredd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• utredare
• utredning

See also

• forska
• inreda
• undersöka

Further reading

• utreda in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• reda ut