Swedish preposition · noun· top 500 most common

under

beneath, under, below, during/ˈɵndɛr/

under as a preposition

Meaning

beneath; under; below; during; under, in

In Swedish: i läge nedanför

under as a noun(ett under)

Meaning

wonder

In Swedish: märklig händelse, mirakel

Forms

Forms of under
Singular, indefinite	ett under
Singular, definite	undret
Plural, indefinite	under
Plural, definite	undren

under is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort under, det stora undret. Check another noun

Practise under

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What does under mean?

under in a sentence

sitta under ett träd
sit under a tree
temperatur under noll
temperature below zero
gömma något under skjortan
hide something under one's shirt
under dagen
during the day
under förra året
(during) last year
under kriget
during the war
förhandla under hot
negotiate under pressure
arbeta under tystnad
work in silence
Undrens tid är inte förbi.
The age of miracles isn't over.

Expressions

(betala) under bordet
(pay) under the table
(sjunga) under ledning av (någon)
sing) under (someone
(få situationen) under kontroll
(get the situation) under control
(jag stannar här) under tiden
(I'll stay here) meanwhile

Questions

What does under mean in English?

under means “beneath, under”.

Is it en under or ett under?

It is ett under, and “the wonder” is undret.

What is the plural of under?

under doesn't change in the plural: ett under, två under (definite: undren).

Similar words

mirakel

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish undir, from Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic *under.

Nearby common words

under is number 201 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

197gång time, walk
198innan until, before
199deras theirs, their
200inga nobody, none
202sån eye dialect spelling of sådan
203följa follow, accompany
204spela play
205visste knew

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary