undgå

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Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to und- (away) +‎ (to go), from Old Danish untgaa. Calque of Middle Low German entgān, compare German entgehen.

Pronunciation

Verb

undgå (past tense undgik, past participle undgået)

  1. to avoid, evade, escape

Conjugation

Conjugation of undgå
active passive
present undgår undgås
past undgik undgikkes
infinitive undgå undgås
imperative undgå
participle
present undgående
past undgået
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund undgåen

Swedish

Etymology

und- +‎ . Refer German ent- +‎ gehen, which in for example "einer Sache entgehen" means to avoid/evade/escape something.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oː

Verb

undgå (present undgår, preterite undgick, supine undgått, imperative undgå)

  1. to evade, to escape

Conjugation

Conjugation of undgå (strong)
active passive
infinitive undgå
supine undgått
imperative undgå
imper. plural1 undgån
present past present past
indicative undgår undgick
ind. plural1 undgå undgingo
subjunctive2 undgå undginge
present participle undgående
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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