undtaget

Undtaget is a Danish term used as an adjective and past participle meaning exempted or excluded from a general rule, obligation, or scope. It signals that a person, object, or case does not fall under rules or requirements that otherwise apply. The word is common in legal, administrative, and financial texts, as well as formal policy language. In tax and public regulations you may encounter phrases such as undtaget for moms (exempt from value-added tax) or undtaget fra betalingsforpligtelsen (exempt from the payment obligation). It can be used attributively, as in et område er undtaget (an area that is exempt), or predicatively, as in Denne gruppe er undtaget fra ordningen (This group is exempt from the scheme).

The form undtaget derives from the verb undtage, meaning to exempt or remove. The noun undtagelse describes an exception, while fritaget is another common Danish synonym in many contexts. In grammar, undtaget functions as both a past participle and an adjective that modifies a noun.

In use, undtaget emphasizes exclusion from a rule rather than a broader permission, and it often appears in formal or legal prose. English equivalents are typically "exempt" or "excepted," depending on the context. Related terms include undtagelse (exception) and fritagelse (exemption).