No. 4,451 in Swedish
uppmanad
Urged or prompted.
In a sentence
Jag blev uppmanad att delta i mötet.
I was urged to attend the meeting.
In this sentence, 'uppmanad' meaning 'urged' or 'encouraged' indicates that someone prompted or advised the subject to attend the meeting.
Eleverna blev uppmanade att reflektera över resultatet.
The students were encouraged to reflect on the outcome.
Here, 'uppmanade' is used in the plural form to indicate that the students as a group were appealed to reflect or think critically about something.
Han har alltid uppmanat oss att följa våra drömmar.
He has always encouraged us to follow our dreams.
In this case, 'uppmanat' appears in the infinitive perfect tense to suggest a continuous motivation or advice given by someone, here in a positive support context.
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