uppmana

Uppmana is a Swedish verb meaning to urge, exhort, or encourage someone to undertake a particular action. It is used when someone wants to prompt others to act, and is common in formal, official, or persuasive contexts such as public health campaigns, policy statements, or organizational guidance.

Grammatically, uppmana is a regular verb in the present tense as uppmanar, in the past as uppmanade, and in the supine as uppmanat. The past participle is uppmanad, which can be used adjectivally (e.g., uppmanad framställning). The passive present form is uppmanas. The verb is typically written as a compound with the prefix upp- attached to the stem, and it follows standard conjugation patterns for -ar verbs in Swedish.

Examples illustrate its use: The prime minister uppmanade medborgarna att följa restriktionen. In a current campaign, myndigheten uppmanar allmänheten att vaccinera sig. The form uppmanas is also used in passive constructions, as in Allmänheten uppmanas att följa råden.

See also: uppmaning, the noun meaning an urging or exhortation; uppmuntra, a related verb meaning to encourage, often with a milder nuance; manar, a closely related verb meaning to urge or exhort.

Notes: Uppmana tends to appear in formal or official language and is less common in casual spoken Swedish, where synonyms like uppmana kan ersättas av enklare uttryck beroende på sammanhang.