underkänna
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
underkänna (present underkänner, preterite underkände, supine underkänt, imperative underkänn)
- to fail (give a failing grade)
- Läraren underkände eleven
- The teacher failed the student
- Eleven fick underkänt
- The student received a failing grade
- to disapprove of, to reject
- De underkände förslaget
- They disapproved of / rejected the proposal
Conjugation edit
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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | underkännande | |||
| Past participle | underkänd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||