undanhålla
Meaning
withhold
In Swedish: vägra att lämna ut; dölja
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att undanhålla | to withhold |
|---|---|---|
| Present | undanhåller | jag undanhåller |
| Past | undanhöll | jag undanhöll |
| Supine | undanhållit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har undanhållit | jag har undanhållit |
| Past perfect | hade undanhållit | jag hade undanhållit |
| Future | ska undanhålla | or: kommer att undanhålla |
| Conditional | skulle undanhålla | jag skulle undanhålla |
| Imperative | undanhåll! | a command |
| Present participle | undanhållande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | undanhållen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | undanhållas |
|---|---|
| Present | undanhålls |
| Past | undanhölls |
| Supine | undanhållits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use undanhåller. See the four verb groups explained.
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undanhålla in a sentence
- undanhålla stora skattebeloppwithhold large amounts of tax
Questions
What does undanhålla mean in English?
undanhålla means “withhold”.
What is the past tense of undanhålla?
The past tense of undanhålla is undanhöll (“jag undanhöll”). The supine is undanhållit, used in “jag har undanhållit”.
What is the present tense of undanhålla?
undanhåller, the same for every person: jag undanhåller, du undanhåller, vi undanhåller.
Similar words
förtigahemlighållahålla inne
Origin
Compound of undan + hålla.
Nearby common words
undanhålla is number 5,128 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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