undvara
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish undvære (equivalent to und- + vara), from Middle Low German untberen, entberen. Doublet of umbära. Compare German entbehren.
Verb
undvara (present undvarar, preterite undvarade, supine undvarat or undvarit, imperative undvara)
- to do without, to dispense with
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | undvara | undvaras | ||
| supine | undvarat, undvarit | undvarats, undvarits | ||
| imperative | undvara | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | undvaren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | undvarar | undvarade | undvaras | undvarades |
| ind. plural1 | undvara | undvarade | undvaras | undvarades |
| subjunctive2 | undvare | undvarade | undvares | undvarades |
| present participle | undvarande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.