Undergo in different languages

Undergo in Different Languages

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Undergo


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Afrikaans
ondergaan
Albanian
i nënshtrohen
Amharic
ስቃይ
Arabic
خضع
Armenian
ենթարկվել
Assamese
undergo
Aymara
pasaña
Azerbaijani
keçmək
Bambara
ka tɛmɛn
Basque
jasan
Belarusian
прайсці
Bengali
সহ্য করা
Bhojpuri
से गुजरत बा
Bosnian
proći
Bulgarian
претърпяват
Catalan
patir
Cebuano
moagi
Chinese (Simplified)
经历
Chinese (Traditional)
經歷
Corsican
sottumette
Croatian
podvrgnuti se
Czech
podstoupit
Danish
gennemgå
Dhivehi
ތަހައްމަލު ކުރާށެވެ
Dogri
गुजरना
Dutch
ondergaan
English
undergo
Esperanto
sperti
Estonian
läbima
Ewe
to eme
Filipino (Tagalog)
sumailalim
Finnish
käydä läpi
French
subir
Frisian
ûndergean
Galician
someterse
Georgian
გაიაროს
German
unterziehen
Greek
υφίσταμαι
Guarani
ohasa
Gujarati
પસાર
Haitian Creole
sibi
Hausa
sha wahala
Hawaiian
undergo
Hebrew
לַעֲבוֹר
Hindi
गुज़रना
Hmong
yauv mus
Hungarian
alávetni
Icelandic
gangast undir
Igbo
na-ata
Ilocano
agpasa
Indonesian
menjalani
Irish
dul faoi
Italian
subire
Japanese
受ける
Javanese
ngalami
Kannada
ಒಳಗಾಗು
Kazakh
өту
Khmer
ឆ្លងកាត់
Kinyarwanda
kunyuramo
Konkani
भोगतात
Korean
받다
Krio
go ɔnda
Kurdish
binpê kirin
Kurdish (Sorani)
تێدەپەڕن
Kyrgyz
өтүү
Lao
undergo
Latin
subeunt
Latvian
iziet
Lingala
koleka
Lithuanian
atlikti
Luganda
okuyita mu
Luxembourgish
ënnerzegoen
Macedonian
се подложени
Maithili
गुजरैत अछि
Malagasy
maintsy
Malay
menjalani
Malayalam
വിധേയമാവുക
Maltese
jgħaddu
Maori
whakamamae
Marathi
पडत आहे
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯑꯟꯗꯔꯒꯣ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
undergo a ni
Mongolian
хийлгэх
Myanmar (Burmese)
ခံယူ
Nepali
पार गर्नु
Norwegian
gjennomgå
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kukumana
Odia (Oriya)
ଅତିକ୍ରମ କର |
Oromo
keessa darbuu
Pashto
تېرول
Persian
تحت قرار گرفتن
Polish
przejść
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
sofrer
Punjabi
ਲੰਘਣਾ
Quechua
pasay
Romanian
supune
Russian
пройти
Samoan
alu i lalo
Sanskrit
उपक्रमन्ति
Scots Gaelic
fo
Sepedi
go feta
Serbian
подвргнути се
Sesotho
kena
Shona
pfuura
Sindhi
گذرڻ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සිදු කරන්න
Slovak
podstúpiť
Slovenian
opraviti
Somali
mari
Spanish
someterse
Sundanese
ngalaman
Swahili
pitia
Swedish
genomgå
Tagalog (Filipino)
sumailalim
Tajik
гузаштан
Tamil
உட்படுத்தவும்
Tatar
уза
Telugu
చేయించుకోండి
Thai
รับ
Tigrinya
ምሕላፍ
Tsonga
ku hundza eka
Turkish
uğramak
Turkmen
başdan geçirilýär
Twi (Akan)
fa mu
Ukrainian
пройти
Urdu
گزرنا
Uyghur
undergo
Uzbek
duchor
Vietnamese
trải qua
Welsh
ymgymryd â
Xhosa
yiya
Yiddish
דורכגיין
Yoruba
faragba
Zulu
bhekana

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
Afrikaans"Ondergaan" can also mean "to set (about the sun)" in Afrikaans.
AlbanianThe Albanian word 'i nënshtrohen' can also mean 'to be subjected to', 'to endure', or 'to suffer'.
AmharicThe Amharic word "ስቃይ" can also mean "suffering" or "pain".
ArabicIt's derived from the root verb 'خضع', meaning 'to submit, obey, or be submissive'.
Azerbaijani"Keçmək" also means "move" or "come through" in the sense of passing from one place to another
BasqueThe word "jasan" also means "to bear" or "to endure".
Belarusian"Прайсці" (undergo) originated from the Old Belarusian word "прайсьці" (pass through), which in turn derives from the Proto-Slavic "*proiti" (cross over).
BengaliThe word 'সহ্য করা' ('undergo') is derived from the Sanskrit word 'sahati', which means 'to endure' or 'to tolerate'.
Bosnian"Proći" also means the act of passing something: proći ispit (pass an exam), proći kroz šumu (pass through the forest)}
BulgarianThe verb "претърпяват" comes from the Old Church Slavonic word "претрѣти", meaning "to suffer" or "to endure".
CatalanCatalan "patir" comes from Latin "patior", also meaning "to suffer or endure", and can be used to describe emotional or physical experiences.
CebuanoThe Cebuano word "moagi" originates from the root word "agi", meaning "to act". It can also mean "to experience" or "to suffer".
Chinese (Simplified)The word "经历" in Chinese can also mean "experience" or "past experience."
Chinese (Traditional)經歷 in Chinese may also mean "experience", "career", particularly "official experiences or career".
CorsicanThe word "sottumette" has its origins in the Latin word "submittere".
CroatianThe word "podvrgnuti se" is derived from the Latin word "subire" meaning "to go under" and also has the alternate meaning of "to submit to".
CzechThe word "podstoupit" originally meant "to step under" and is related to the word "stoupit" (to step).
DanishThe Danish word "gennemgå" can also mean "to go through" or "to examine".
DutchIn addition to 'undergo', 'ondergaan' can also mean 'to set', as in the sun setting or a ship sinking.
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "sperti" is derived from the Latin word "experiri," meaning "to try" or "to undergo an experience."
Estonian"Läbima" can also mean "to pass through" or "to pierce" in Estonian.
FinnishThe idiom "käydä läpi" also translates to "go through", in the physical sense rather than the emotional sense of "experience"}
FrenchThe French word "subir" can also mean "to climb" or "to rise."
FrisianThe word "ûndergean" in Frisian is derived from the Old Frisian word "undergong", meaning "going under" or "suffering".
Galician"Someterse", además de significar "someterse" en español, en gallego también significa "subirse, ascender".
GeorgianThe word "გაიაროს" in Georgian comes from the Proto-Kartvelian root *ɡar- meaning "to turn, to change".
GermanThe word "unterziehen" derives from the Middle High German "underziehen," meaning "to take upon oneself" or "to submit to."
GreekThe verb "υφίσταμαι" derives from the preposition "υπό" (under) and the verb "ίσταμαι" (to stand), meaning "to stand under" or "to endure."
GujaratiThe word "પસાર" also means "to pass" or "to cross" in Gujarati.
Haitian CreoleThe Haitian Creole word "sibi" can also mean to receive or to be subjected to something, such as a punishment or an illness.
HausaThe word 'sha wahala' in Hausa can also mean 'to experience hardship'.
HawaiianIn Hawaiian, the verb "undergo" translates to "hoʻopio", meaning to endure or tolerate.
Hebrew"לעבור" also means "to cross over": the Israelites crossed over the Jordan River into the Promised Land.
HindiThe word "गुज़रना" also means to pass or to cross something, as in "गुज़रना राह से" (to pass by the road).
HmongThe term "yauv mus" originally meant "to lift something heavy". However, it was later extended to "undergo" which can have literal meanings or figurative meanings such as "suffering" and hardship".
HungarianThe word "alávetni" in Hungarian literally means "to put under".
IcelandicGangast undir derives from the Old Norse term "ganga undir" meaning "to take upon oneself".
IgboIn the 1840s Niger Expedition, Crowther translated "na-ata" as "undergo" (suffer).
Indonesian"Menjalani" also means "to live" or "to undergo" in Indonesian, both deriving from the root word "jalan" (meaning "path").
ItalianThe Latin term "subīre" means to climb or go under something; in Italian, it took the meaning of "undergoing" an event or a course of treatment.
JapaneseThe term "受ける" can also mean "to experience" or "to be affected by" in Japanese.
Javanese"Ngalami" also means "to experience" or "to feel" in Javanese.
Kannadaಒಳಗಾಗು is also used to denote 'entering, passing within, passing through'.
KazakhThe Kazakh word "өту" can also mean "to cross" or "to go through".
KhmerThe Khmer word "ឆ្លងកាត់" means "undergo," and can also mean "to traverse" or "to overcome."
KoreanThe verb 받다 can mean both "to receive" and "to undergo" in Korean, reflecting a shared underlying sense of accepting something into oneself.
KurdishBinpê kirin's etymology derives from the Kurdish word "binpê", meaning "heel", and the verb "kirin", meaning "to strike", suggesting that it originally meant "to strike with the heel".
Kyrgyz"Өтүү" can mean "transition" or "passage" in Kyrgyz and is related to the word "өткөрүү", which means "to pass through".
LaoThe Lao word for "undergo" is also used to refer to the process of being exposed to or experiencing something.
LatinThe term 'subeunt' also means 'to follow a path'.
LatvianThe Latvian word "iziet" (undergo) is a cognate of the Lithuanian word "išeiti" (to go out or exit), reflecting a common Baltic origin.
LithuanianAtlikti can also mean "to perform," "to accomplish," "to carry out," or "to fulfill."
LuxembourgishThe word "ënnerzegoen" is derived from the German "unterziehen", meaning "to undergo" or "to submit to".
Macedonian“Се подложени” can also mean “to be subject to” or “to be exposed to.”
Malagasy"Maintsy" also means "endure" or "withstand".
MalayThe word "menjalani" can mean "to live through" or "to experience".
MalayalamThe Malayalam word "വിധേയമാവുക" originally meant "to obey or submit", but has come to mean "to undergo" in modern usage.
MalteseThe root of 'jgħaddu' in Maltese, 'għadda', means both 'to undergo' and 'to cross', a sense that is cognate with 'passare' in Italian and 'passer' in French.
MaoriThe word "whakamamae" can also mean "to cause pain or suffering" or "to feel pain or suffering".
MarathiThe word "पडत आहे" in Marathi can mean either "undergoing" or "suffering" depending on the context.
MongolianThe word "хийлгэх" in Mongolian comes from the word "хий" (wound) and means "to get a wound or an injury".
Myanmar (Burmese)The word "ခံယူ" can also mean "to receive", "to endure", or "to tolerate".
NepaliThe verb 'पार गर्नु' can also mean to cross or get over something physically or metaphorically, such as an obstacle or a difficulty.
Norwegian"Gjennomgå" is a compound of the words "gjennom" (through) and "gå" (go), so its literal meaning is to go through something.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "kukumana" in Nyanja can also mean "to endure" or "to withstand".
PashtoThe word "تېرول" in Pashto means "to pass away" or "to die".
PersianIn Persian, "تحت قرار گرفتن" also means "to be subjected to" or "to be exposed to".
PolishThe Polish verb "przejść" can also mean "to pass through" or "to go across".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The word "sofrer" in Portuguese can also mean to endure or to suffer.
PunjabiThe word "ਲੰਘਣਾ" originated from the Sanskrit word "लङ्घन" (langhaṇa), meaning to overstep or cross over.
RomanianThe Romanian word "supune" is derived from the Latin word "subponere", meaning "to put under".
Russian"Пройти" also means to "walk along" or "travel through" in Russian.
Samoan"Alu i lalo" literally means "walk down" in Samoan, but it has come to mean "undergo" in English.
Scots GaelicThe Gaelic word "fo" can also be an alternative spelling of "fa" (imperative form of "faigh"), meaning "get, obtain, or receive."
SerbianThe Serbo-Croatian word 'podvrgnuti se' can also mean 'to subject' or 'to expose oneself to' something.
SesothoThe Sesotho word "kena" also means "to meet" or "to encounter".
ShonaThe word "pfuura" has an alternate meaning, denoting the action of inhaling tobacco smoke.
Sindhi"گذرڻ" in Sindhi also means to pass by, go through, or experience.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)Used in the sense of 'to happen', it derives from Pali 'siddh'
SlovakThe Slovak word "podstúpiť" may seem to have originated from an old verb "stúpiti" (to step) and the prefix "pod" (under), which would literally mean "to step under."
SlovenianThe verb opraviti comes from a Proto-Slavic verbal form *opravьti with the basic sense "to direct towards".
SomaliIn Somali, "mari" can also mean "to change places" or "to move from one place to another."
SpanishThe word "someterse" in Spanish comes from the Latin "submittere," meaning "to submit or surrender."
SundaneseIn Sundanese, "ngalaman" can also mean "to endure" or "to experience something difficult or unpleasant."
Swahili"Pitia" is derived from "pita" (to pass through or along) and also refers to reviewing or examining something.
SwedishGenomgå can also mean 'to examine' or 'to review' in Swedish.
Tagalog (Filipino)The word 'sumailalim' in Tagalog can also refer to immersing oneself in a task or an activity.
TajikГузаштан (undergo) has an alternate meaning of "to pass by" and is derived from the Persian verb "گذشتن".
Thaiรับ is also used in Thai to mean
Turkish"Uğramak" means "to happen" in Turkish but it can also mean to visit or to stop by somewhere
UkrainianThe verb "пройти" also means "to take place" and "to happen" in Ukrainian.
UrduThe word "گزرنا" also means "to pass" or "to cross" something.
Uzbek"Duchor" is also used in Uzbek as "experiencing", "tasting" and "feeling".
VietnameseThe word "trải qua" can also mean "to experience" or "to go through" a series of events or emotions.
WelshThe word 'ymgymryd â' also means 'to assume' and is derived from the words 'ym' ('in'), 'gymryd' ('to take'), and 'â' ('on').
XhosaThe word 'yiya' in Xhosa can also mean 'to bear', 'to suffer', or 'to endure'.
YiddishThe word "דורכגיין" (undergo) in Yiddish is also used to describe a difficult experience.
Yoruba"Faragba" can also mean "to suffer" or "to endure".
ZuluThe Zulu word "bhekana" also means "to face" or "to encounter."
EnglishThe word "undergo" stems from Middle English and originally meant "to submit to" or "to face" something.

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