undkomma
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]undkomma (present undkommer, preterite undkom, supine undkommit, imperative undkom)
- to manage to escape (from danger or the like)
- De skickade tio mördaralligatorer efter oss, men som tur var lyckades vi gömma oss och undkom
- They sent ten killer alligators after us, but luckily we managed to hide and got away with our lives
- En båtbrand undkoms som tur var och nödraketen kunde till sist avfyras
- A boat fire was fortunately avoided and the signal rocket could at last be fired
- Grefve Hård var undkommen och i säkerhet
- Count Hård had escaped and was in safety
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of undkomma (class 4 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | undkomma | undkommas | ||
| Supine | undkommit | undkommits | ||
| Imperative | undkom | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | undkommen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | undkommer | undkom | undkoms, undkommes | undkoms |
| Ind. plural1 | undkomma | undkommo | undkommas | undkommos |
| Subjunctive2 | undkomme | undkomme | undkommes | undkommes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | undkommande | |||
| Past participle | undkommen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||