underkänna

Swedish

Etymology

under +‎ känna

Verb

underkänna (present underkänner, preterite underkände, supine underkänt, imperative underkänn)

  1. to fail (give a failing grade)
    Läraren underkände eleven
    The teacher failed the student
    Eleven fick underkänt
    The student received a failing grade
  2. to disapprove of, to reject
    De underkände förslaget
    They disapproved of / rejected the proposal

Conjugation

Conjugation of underkänna (weak)
active passive
infinitive underkänna underkännas
supine underkänt underkänts
imperative underkänn —
imper. plural1 underkännen —
present past present past
indicative underkänner underkände underkänns, underkännes underkändes
ind. plural1 underkänna underkände underkännas underkändes
subjunctive2 underkänne underkände underkännes underkändes
present participle underkännande
past participle underkänd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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