undgå

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnˌɡ̊ɔˀ]

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- +‎ gå. 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.

Further reading

• undgå in Svensk ordbok.