undvika

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish untvika, from Middle Low German untwiken, entwiken, equivalent to und- +‎ vika. Compare Danish undvige, German entweichen, Norwegian unnvike.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

undvika (present undviker, preterite undvek, supine undvikit, imperative undvik)

1. to avoid (to keep away from)
2. to prevent

Conjugation

Conjugation of undvika (class 1 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	undvika		undvikas
supine	undvikit		undvikits
imperative	undvik		—
imper. plural1	undviken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	undviker	undvek	undviks, undvikes	undveks
ind. plural1	undvika	undveko	undvikas	undvekos
subjunctive2	undvike	undveke	undvikes	undvekes
present participle		undvikande
past participle		undviken

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

References

• “undvika”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)