understiga

Swedish

Etymology

under +‎ stiga

Verb

understiga (present understiger, preterite understeg, supine understigit, imperative understig)

  1. to be less than
    Antonym: överstiga
    Beloppet understiger 1000 kr
    The amount is less than 1000 SEK

Usage notes

An antonym of English exceed/surpass.

Conjugation

Conjugation of understiga (class 1 strong)
active passive
infinitive understiga understigas
supine understigit understigits
imperative understig —
imper. plural1 understigen —
present past present past
indicative understiger understeg understigs, understiges understegs
ind. plural1 understiga understego understigas understegos
subjunctive2 understige understege understiges understeges
present participle understigande
past participle understigen

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

References

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