undantag

Swedish

Etymology

undan (“away”) +‎ tag (“take”)

Noun

undantag n

1. an exception
   • 1998, Bo Kaspers Orkester (lyrics and music), “Undantag [Exception(s)]”, in I centrum [At the center]:

     Du och jag. Är vi ett annat slag? Är vi ett undantag? Du och jag, du och jag.

     You and I. Are we a different kind? Are we an exception? You and I, you and I.

2. a small building on a farm, where the previous owners (often the buyer's parents) may reside (according to an exception in the purchase contract) for the rest of their lives

Declension

Declension of undantag
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	undantag	undantaget	undantag	undantagen
Genitive	undantags	undantagets	undantags	undantagens

Related terms

• undanta
• undantagsstuga
• undantagstillstånd

Verb

undantag

1. imperative of undantaga

Further reading

• undantag in Svensk ordbok.
• undantag in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)