undanbe
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]undanbe (present undanber, preterite undanbad, supine undanbett, imperative undanbe)
- (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
[edit]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
[edit]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. |