underlåta
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German underlaten, equivalent to under + låta. Cognate of German unterlassen. First attested in 1589.
Verb[edit]
underlåta (present underlåter, preterite underlät, supine underlåtit, imperative underlåt)
- fail, omit, neglect (to do something (one should do))
- att underlåta att vidta åtgärder
- to fail to take action
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of underlåta (class 7 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | underlåta | underlåtas | ||
| Supine | underlåtit | underlåtits | ||
| Imperative | underlåt | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | underlåten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | underlåter | underlät | underlåts, underlåtes | underläts |
| Ind. plural1 | underlåta | underläto | underlåtas | underlätos |
| Subjunctive2 | underlåte | underläte | underlåtes | underlätes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | underlåtande | |||
| Past participle | underlåten | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||