utnyttja

Swedish

utnyttja (present utnyttjar, preterite utnyttjade, supine utnyttjat, imperative utnyttja)

to exploit, to abuse, to take advantage of
Hon utnyttjade sin makt för att få som hon ville.
She abused her power to get what she wanted.
to use, to make use of, to take advantage of
Du borde verkligen utnyttja möjligheten att förlänga avtalet.
You should really use the opportunity to extend the agreement.

Conjugation of utnyttja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	utnyttja		utnyttjas
Supine	utnyttjat		utnyttjats
Imperative	utnyttja		—
Imper. plural¹	utnyttjen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	utnyttjar	utnyttjade	utnyttjas	utnyttjades
Ind. plural¹	utnyttja	utnyttjade	utnyttjas	utnyttjades
Subjunctive²	utnyttje	utnyttjade	utnyttjes	utnyttjades
	Participles
Present participle	utnyttjande
Past participle	utnyttjad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.