utreda

Swedish

Etymology

ut +‎ reda

Pronunciation

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Verb

utreda (present utreder, preterite utredde, supine utrett, imperative utred)

1. to investigate

Usage notes

• when separated (reda ut), the verb takes on a more concrete meaning, to sort out something that is in a mess

Conjugation

Conjugation of utreda (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	utreda		utredas
supine	utrett		utretts
imperative	utred		—
imper. plural1	utreden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	utreder	utredde	utreds, utredes	utreddes
ind. plural1	utreda	utredde	utredas	utreddes
subjunctive2	utrede	utredde	utredes	utreddes
present participle		utredande
past participle		utredd

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

Related terms

• utredare
• utredning

See also

• forska
• inreda
• undersöka

Further reading

• utreda in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• reda ut