undanbe

Swedish

Alternative forms

• undanbedja (dated)

Etymology

undan (“away”) +‎ be (“ask”)

Verb

undanbe (present undanber, preterite undanbad, supine undanbett, imperative undanbe)

1. (often reflexive) to ask for (something) not to happen, to ask to not have to deal with (something), to excuse oneself from (something), to decline (something)

   All uppvaktning på min födelsedag undanbedes

   I do not wish to be celebrated on my birthday (common phrasing in notices)

   Han undanbad sig professuren

   He declined the professorship

   Jag undanber mig långa sjöresor

   I prefer to not go on long sea voyages

   Rökning undanbedes

   Please do not smoke here

Usage notes

The passive undanbedes is more idiomatic than undanbes despite belonging to the otherwise dated declension. "X undanbedes" means "We ask you not to X"/"Please do not X." Fairly formal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of undanbe (class 5 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	undanbe		undanbes
Supine	undanbett		undanbetts
Imperative	undanbe		—
Imper. plural1	undanben		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	undanber	undanbad	undanbes	undanbads
Ind. plural1	undanbe	undanbådo	undanbes	undanbådos
Subjunctive2	undanbe	undanbåde	undanbes	undanbådes
	Participles
Present participle	undanbedjande
Past participle	undanbedd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of undanbedja (class 5 strong, dated)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	undanbedja		undanbedjas
Supine	undanbett		undanbetts
Imperative	undanbed		—
Imper. plural1	undanbeden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	undanbeder	undanbad	undanbeds, undanbedes, undanbedjes	undanbads
Ind. plural1	undanbedja	undanbådo	undanbedjas	undanbådos
Subjunctive2	undanbede	undanbåde	undanbedes	undanbådes
	Participles
Present participle	undanbedjande
Past participle	undanbedd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• undanbe in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• undanbe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• undanbe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)