utdela
Swedish
Verb
utdela (present utdelar, preterite utdelade, supine utdelat, imperative utdela)
- Alternative form of dela ut
- Slag och sparkar utdelades
- Punches and kicks were dealt ("handed out"/"dispensed")
Usage notes
More natural-sounding than dela ut in certain expressions. In the example, "Slag och sparkar delades ut" sounds too much like "Kicks and punches were being distributed."
Conjugation
Conjugation of utdela (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | utdela | utdelas | ||
| Supine | utdelat | utdelats | ||
| Imperative | utdela | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | utdelen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | utdelar | utdelade | utdelas | utdelades |
| Ind. plural1 | utdela | utdelade | utdelas | utdelades |
| Subjunctive2 | utdele | utdelade | utdeles | utdelades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | utdelande | |||
| Past participle | utdelad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- utdela in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- utdela in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)