In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | undvika |
| Present | undviker |
| Past | undvek |
| Imperative | undvik |
| Supine | undvikit |
Verbs conjugated like 'undvika'
angripa,
anrida,
anstiga,
avdriva,
avglida,
avgnida,
avknipa,
avlida,
avrida,
avskrida,
avskriva,
avslita,
avstiga,
avsvida,
avvrida,
bakvrida,
bedriva,
begripa,
beknipa,
bekvida, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'undvika'
undvara,
utdika,
ankvicka,
anrika,
anvisa,
avvika,
dika,
hopvika,
hundfila,
indocka,
Translations
avoid, to keep away from
dodge, to avoid by moving out of the way
dodge, to avoid; to sidestep
eschew, avoid, shun
miss, to avoid; to escape
obviate, to bypass a requirement
shirk, avoid a duty
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. untvika; liksom fd. (d.) undvige efter mlt. entwīken, untwīken (motsv. mht. entwīchen (t. entweichen); ssg av ent- (se ENT-) resp. unt- (se UND-) o. wīken (se VIKA, v.)); av UND- o. VIKA, v. — Jfr OUNDVIKLIG References:
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2. From Old Swedish untvika, from Middle Low German untwiken, entwiken, equivalent to und- + vika. Compare Danish undvige, German entweichen, Norwegian unnvike. See: Danish '
undvige', German, old spelling '
entweichen'.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.