undkomma
Meaning
escape
In Swedish: klara sig undan (en fara)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att undkomma | to escape |
|---|---|---|
| Present | undkommer | jag undkommer |
| Past | undkom | jag undkom |
| Supine | undkommit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har undkommit | jag har undkommit |
| Past perfect | hade undkommit | jag hade undkommit |
| Future | ska undkomma | or: kommer att undkomma |
| Conditional | skulle undkomma | jag skulle undkomma |
| Imperative | undkom! | a command |
| Present participle | undkommande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | undkommen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | undkommas |
|---|---|
| Present | undkomms |
| Past | undkoms |
| Supine | undkommits |
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 undkommer. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise undkomma
1 / 2Yesterday I … (undkomma). Which is the past tense?
undkomma in a sentence
- passagerarna undkom oskaddathe passengers escaped unhurt
- undkomma en katastrofescape from a disaster
- De skickade tio mördaralligatorer efter oss, men som tur var lyckades vi gömma oss och undkomThey sent ten killer alligators after us, but luckily we managed to hide and got away with our lives
- En båtbrand undkoms som tur var och nödraketen kunde till sist avfyrasA boat fire was fortunately avoided and the signal rocket could at last be fired
- Grefve Hård var undkommen och i säkerhetCount Hård had escaped and was in safety
Questions
What does undkomma mean in English?
undkomma means “escape”.
What is the past tense of undkomma?
The past tense of undkomma is undkom (“jag undkom”). The supine is undkommit, used in “jag har undkommit”.
What is the present tense of undkomma?
undkommer, the same for every person: jag undkommer, du undkommer, vi undkommer.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish untkoma, from Middle Low German entkomen, equivalent to und- + komma.
Nearby common words
undkomma is number 5,247 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,243fortsättning continuation, sequel
- 5,244passionerad impassioned
- 5,245antik antique
- 5,246mekaniker mechanic
- 5,248grädde cream
- 5,249praktisk practical
- 5,250bägare goblet, cup
- 5,251förebild pattern, rolemodel
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