uppvakta
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]uppvakta (present uppvaktar, preterite uppvaktade, supine uppvaktat, imperative uppvakta)
- to congratulate, to celebrate (on a birthday or the like, in person)
- Uppvakta någon med tårta
- Celebrate someone('s birthday) with cake (visit them with cake)
- to court, to woo (a romantic interest)
- Uppvakta någon med rosor
- Woo someone with roses
- to petition
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | uppvakta | uppvaktas | ||
| supine | uppvaktat | uppvaktats | ||
| imperative | uppvakta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | uppvakten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | uppvaktar | uppvaktade | uppvaktas | uppvaktades |
| ind. plural1 | uppvakta | uppvaktade | uppvaktas | uppvaktades |
| subjunctive2 | uppvakte | uppvaktade | uppvaktes | uppvaktades |
| present participle | uppvaktande | |||
| past participle | uppvaktad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.