| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att uttrycka | to … |
| Present | uttrycker | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | uttryckte | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har uttryckt | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade uttryckt | had …ed |
| Future | ska uttrycka / kommer att uttrycka | will … |
| Imperative | uttryck! | … ! |
| Past participle | uttryck | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | uttryckande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag uttrycker, du uttrycker, hon uttrycker, vi uttrycker, de uttrycker. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How uttrycka conjugates
Group 2b works like 2a, but the past takes -te because the stem ends in a voiceless consonant (k, p, s, t, x): köpa → köper, köpte, köpt. So uttrycka → uttrycker, uttryckte, uttryckt.
Passive (s-form)
Swedish makes the passive by adding -s: the doer drops out and the thing acted on becomes the subject. Spoken Swedish often prefers bli + past participle (blev uttryck).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att uttryckas |
| Present | uttrycks |
| Past | uttrycktes |
| Supine | har uttryckts |
Meanings and examples
Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective