uppmana

Swedish

Etymology

upp +‎ mana

Pronunciation
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Verb

uppmana (present uppmanar, preterite uppmanade, supine uppmanat, imperative uppmana)

  1. 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
Conjugation 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.

References
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