underkänna

Swedish

Etymology

under +‎ känna

Verb

underkänna (present underkänner, preterite underkände, supine underkänt, imperative underkänn)

  1. to fail (give a failing grade)
    Läraren underkände eleven
    The teacher failed the student
    Eleven fick underkänt
    The student received a failing grade
  2. to disapprove of, to reject
    De underkände förslaget
    They disapproved of / rejected the proposal

Conjugation
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.

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References
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