undvika

Swedish

Etymology

undan +‎ vika

Pronunciation

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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
	Participles
Present participle	undvikande
Past participle	undviken
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• undvika in Svensk ordbok.
• undvika in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)