utdela

Swedish

Verb

utdela (present utdelar, preterite utdelade, supine utdelat, imperative utdela)

  1. alternative form of dela ut
    Slag och sparkar utdelades
    Punches and kicks were dealt ("handed out"/"dispensed")

Usage notes

More natural-sounding than dela ut in certain expressions. In the example, "Slag och sparkar delades ut" sounds too much like "Kicks and punches were being distributed."

Conjugation

Conjugation of utdela (weak)
active passive
infinitive utdela utdelas
supine utdelat utdelats
imperative utdela —
imper. plural1 utdelen —
present past present past
indicative utdelar utdelade utdelas utdelades
ind. plural1 utdela utdelade utdelas utdelades
subjunctive2 utdele utdelade utdeles utdelades
present participle utdelande
past participle utdelad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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