reda ut
Swedish
Etymology
From reda (“sort”) + ut (“out”).
Verb
reda ut (present reder ut, preterite redde ut, supine rett ut, imperative red ut)
- to sort out, unravel
- Jag hoppas att experterna reder ut situationen.
- I hope that the experts will sort out this situation.
- to find out
- Vi har inte kunnat reda ut motivet
- We haven't been able to find out the motive
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | reda ut | redas ut | ||
| supine | rett ut | retts ut | ||
| imperative | red ut | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | reden ut | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | reder ut | redde ut | reds ut, redes ut | reddes ut |
| ind. plural1 | reda ut | redde ut | redas ut | reddes ut |
| subjunctive2 | rede ut | redde ut | redes ut | reddes ut |
| present participle | utredande | |||
| past participle | utredd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.