undervises

Undervises is a present passive form of the Danish verb undervise, which means to teach or instruct. In Danish, the form undervises literally means “is taught” or “is instructed.” The same form exists in Norwegian Bokmål, where it is used with the same meaning in the passive voice.

Usage and grammar

Undervises is used to describe a situation in which someone receives instruction or is taught by others. It is typically found in formal or institutional contexts such as schools, training programs, or official descriptions of curricula. The active counterpart is underviser (he/she teaches). In sentences with a specified agent, the agent is expressed with a preposition such as by or af in other contexts, while in Danish the agent is often omitted when the focus is on the recipient of teaching.

Examples

In Danish: Eleverne undervises i matematik. (The students are taught mathematics.)

In Norwegian: Elevene undervises i naturfag. (The students are taught science.)

Related terms

Undervisning refers to the act or system of teaching and the broader concept of education. An underviser is a teacher or instructor. Related phrases describe curricula, schedules, and instructional methods.

See also

Dictionaries of Danish and Norwegian grammar describe the passive present form undervises and place it within the broader system of verb conjugation for undervise. The term is primarily used in written, formal, or institutional Danish and Norwegian contexts.