undkomma

Swedish

Verb

undkomma (present undkommer, preterite undkom, supine undkommit, imperative undkom)

  1. to manage to escape (from danger or the like)
    De skickade tio mördaralligatorer efter oss, men som tur var lyckades vi gömma oss och undkom
    They 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 avfyras
    A boat fire was fortunately avoided and the signal rocket could at last be fired
    Grefve Hård var undkommen och i säkerhet
    Count Hård had escaped and was in safety

Conjugation

Conjugation of undkomma (class 4 strong)
active passive
infinitive undkomma undkommas
supine undkommit undkommits
imperative undkom —
imper. plural1 undkommen —
present past present past
indicative undkommer undkom undkoms, undkommes undkoms
ind. plural1 undkomma undkommo undkommas undkommos
subjunctive2 undkomme undkomme undkommes undkommes
present participle undkommande
past participle undkommen

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

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