bygga upp

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Verb

bygga upp (present bygger upp, preterite byggde upp, supine byggt upp, imperative bygg upp)

  1. to build up, to build ((re)construct, assemble, or expand, often of something abstract)
    bygga upp försvaret
    build up the defence forces
    Hjälp oss bygga upp vår samling!
    Help us build our collection!

Conjugation

Conjugation of bygga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bygga upp byggas upp
Supine byggt upp byggts upp
Imperative bygg upp —
Imper. plural1 byggen upp —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bygger upp byggde upp byggs upp, bygges upp byggdes upp
Ind. plural1 bygga upp byggde upp byggas upp byggdes upp
Subjunctive2 bygge upp byggde upp bygges upp byggdes upp
Participles
Present participle uppbyggande
Past participle uppbyggd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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