underbygga

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, under +‎ bygga. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål underbygge.

Verb

underbygga (present underbygger, preterite underbyggde, supine underbyggt, imperative underbygg)

1. underpin, substantiate, back up

Conjugation

Conjugation of underbygga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	underbygga		underbyggas
supine	underbyggt		underbyggts
imperative	underbygg		—
imper. plural1	underbyggen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	underbygger	underbyggde	underbyggs, underbygges	underbyggdes
ind. plural1	underbygga	underbyggde	underbyggas	underbyggdes
subjunctive2	underbygge	underbyggde	underbygges	underbyggdes
present participle		underbyggande
past participle		underbyggd

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

Further reading

• underbygga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• underbygga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• underbygga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)