undanbe
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]| 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 |
| present participle | undanbedjande | |||
| past participle | undanbedd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| 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 |
| present participle | undanbedjande | |||
| past participle | undanbedd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.