utlova

Swedish

Etymology

ut (“out”) +‎ lova (“promise”)

Verb

utlova (present utlovar, preterite utlovade, supine utlovat, imperative utlova)

  1. to promise (something, or to bring about something)
    De utlovade allmänna val
    They promised to hold general elections

Usage notes

  • Can take a thing someone promises (to bring about) as a direct object.
  • For "I promise to ...", "Jag lovar att ..." sounds more natural than "Jag utlovar att ..."
  • Idiomatic for "a promised X" (an X someone has been promised) in the past participle utlovad.

Conjugation

Conjugation of utlova (weak)
active passive
infinitive utlova utlovas
supine utlovat utlovats
imperative utlova —
imper. plural1 utloven —
present past present past
indicative utlovar utlovade utlovas utlovades
ind. plural1 utlova utlovade utlovas utlovades
subjunctive2 utlove utlovade utloves utlovades
present participle utlovande
past participle utlovad

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

References

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