undanbe

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

undan (“away”) +‎ be (“ask”)

Verb

undanbe (present undanber, preterite undanbad, supine undanbett, imperative undanbe)

  1. (often reflexive) to ask for (something) not to happen, to ask to not have to deal with (something), to excuse oneself from (something), to decline (something)
    All uppvaktning på min födelsedag undanbedes
    I do not wish to be celebrated on my birthday (common phrasing in notices)
    Han undanbad sig professuren
    He declined the professorship
    Jag undanber mig långa sjöresor
    I prefer to not go on long sea voyages
    Rökning undanbedes
    Please do not smoke here

Usage notes

The passive undanbedes is more idiomatic than undanbes despite belonging to the otherwise dated declension. "X undanbedes" means "We ask you not to X"/"Please do not X." Fairly formal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of undanbe (class 5 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive undanbe undanbes
Supine undanbett undanbetts
Imperative undanbe —
Imper. plural1 undanben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative undanber undanbad undanbes undanbads
Ind. plural1 undanbe undanbådo undanbes undanbådos
Subjunctive2 undanbe undanbåde undanbes undanbådes
Participles
Present participle undanbedjande
Past participle undanbedd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of undanbedja (class 5 strong, dated)
Active Passive
Infinitive undanbedja undanbedjas
Supine undanbett undanbetts
Imperative undanbed —
Imper. plural1 undanbeden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative undanbeder undanbad undanbeds, undanbedes, undanbedjes undanbads
Ind. plural1 undanbedja undanbådo undanbedjas undanbådos
Subjunctive2 undanbede undanbåde undanbedes undanbådes
Participles
Present participle undanbedjande
Past participle undanbedd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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