underlåta

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German underlaten, equivalent to under +‎ låta. Cognate of German unterlassen. First attested in 1589.

Verb

underlåta (present underlåter, preterite underlät, supine underlåtit, imperative underlåt)

  1. fail, omit, neglect (to do something (one should do))
    att underlåta att vidta åtgärder
    to fail to take action

Conjugation

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
present participle underlåtande
past participle underlåten

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

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