utveckla
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Verb
utveckla (present utvecklar, preterite utvecklade, supine utvecklat, imperative utveckla)
- to develop (something)
- utveckla en produkt
- develop a product
- Utvecklarna utvecklar ett nytt system
- The developers are developing a new system
- to generate (something)
- Motorn utvecklar enorm kraft
- The engine generates [develops] enormous power
- energin som utvecklas i reaktionen
- the energy generated in the reaction
- (literally, “the energy that is developed in the reaction”)
- (reflexive) to develop (of something)
- Vi får se hur situationen utvecklar sig
- We'll have to see how the situation develops [itself]
- utveckla sig som författare
- develop [oneself] as an author [can also be expressed as "utvecklas [be developed] som författare," which might sound less active depending on context]
- (of an explanation, argument, or the like) to elaborate, to expand on
- Kan du utveckla?
- Can you elaborate?
- utveckla resonemanget
- expand on the argument
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | utveckla | utvecklas | ||
| Supine | utvecklat | utvecklats | ||
| Imperative | utveckla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | utvecklen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | utvecklar | utvecklade | utvecklas | utvecklades |
| Ind. plural1 | utveckla | utvecklade | utvecklas | utvecklades |
| Subjunctive2 | utveckle | utvecklade | utveckles | utvecklades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | utvecklande | |||
| Past participle | utvecklad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of utveckla (weak)
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