utbringa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ut (“out”) + bringa (“bring”)
Verb
[edit]utbringa (present utbringar, preterite utbringade, supine utbringat, imperative utbringa)
- (of a toast) to propose, to make, to raise
- Jag vill utbringa en skål för brudparet
- I would like to propose a toast to the bride and groom
- Han hälsade gästerna varmt välkomna och utbringade en skål
- He warmly welcomed the guests [greeted the guests warmly welcome] and raised a toast
- (of a cheer) to propose, to lead
- Kungen utbringade ett fyrfaldigt leve för födelsedagsbarnet
- The king led four [the usual number in Sweden] cheers for the birthday girl
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | utbringa | utbringas | ||
| supine | utbringat | utbringats | ||
| imperative | utbringa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | utbringen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | utbringar | utbringade | utbringas | utbringades |
| ind. plural1 | utbringa | utbringade | utbringas | utbringades |
| subjunctive2 | utbringe | utbringade | utbringes | utbringades |
| present participle | utbringande | |||
| past participle | utbringad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.