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uppdela

divide

Definition & meaning

Uppdela means to divide, split, or separate something into parts. It often suggests an organized division into sections, groups, or categories.

  • Vi uppdelar arbetet i tre delar. — We divide the work into three parts.

Grammar & Word origin

Uppdela is a verb:

  • Infinitive: uppdela
  • Present: uppdelar
  • Past: uppdelade
  • Supine: uppdelat

It consists of the prefix upp-, which can suggest completion or separation, and dela, “to divide.”

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms

  • dela upp — “divide up”; more common in everyday speech.
  • indela — “classify” or “divide into categories”; emphasizes systematic grouping.
  • splittra — “split” or “fragment”; often suggests disruption or loss of unity.

Antonyms

  • förena — “unite”; bring parts together.
  • sammanföra — “bring together”; emphasizes joining separate things or people.

Common phrases & collocations

  • uppdela i delar — divide into parts.
  • uppdela i grupper — divide into groups.
  • uppdela arbetet — divide up the work.

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Examples

Vi måste uppdela arbetet mellan grupperna.verb

We must divide the work among the groups.

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