Bedeutung
To pay money illegally or secretly to avoid taxes or detection.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'ROT' and 'RUT' tax deductions were specifically introduced to combat 'betala under bordet' culture in home services. High tax morale is a point of pride, so admitting to paying under the table can lead to social exclusion in professional circles. Swedish companies have strict anti-corruption policies; even a small gift can be seen as 'pengar under bordet'. Paying under the table means you lose all consumer protection rights (Konsumentköplagen).
No Insurance
Always remember that if you 'betalar under bordet', you have no legal contract or insurance if the work is done poorly.
The 'Svart' vs 'Vitt' distinction
Swedes use 'black' and 'white' to describe illegal vs legal money. It's very common and not considered offensive in this context.
Bedeutung
To pay money illegally or secretly to avoid taxes or detection.
No Insurance
Always remember that if you 'betalar under bordet', you have no legal contract or insurance if the work is done poorly.
The 'Svart' vs 'Vitt' distinction
Swedes use 'black' and 'white' to describe illegal vs legal money. It's very common and not considered offensive in this context.
Use with 'erbjuda'
The phrase is very often paired with the verb 'erbjuda' (to offer). 'Han erbjöd mig att betala under bordet.'
Teste dich selbst
Fyll i de saknade orden i meningen.
Om du vill undvika skatt kan du försöka betala ______ ______.
Uttrycket är 'betala under bordet'.
Vilket påstående är sant om att 'betala under bordet'?
Vad innebär det att betala under bordet?
Det handlar om illegala och dolda transaktioner.
Slutför dialogen.
A: Varför fick du ingen garanti på din reparation? B: Därför att jag valde att ______ ______ ______.
Om man betalar under bordet får man inget kvitto och därmed ingen garanti.
Matcha situationen med rätt uttryck.
En politiker tar emot pengar för att godkänna ett projekt i smyg.
Detta är en form av korruption som beskrivs med uttrycket.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Vitt vs Svart
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenOm du vill undvika skatt kan du försöka betala ______ ______.
Uttrycket är 'betala under bordet'.
Vad innebär det att betala under bordet?
Det handlar om illegala och dolda transaktioner.
A: Varför fick du ingen garanti på din reparation? B: Därför att jag valde att ______ ______ ______.
Om man betalar under bordet får man inget kvitto och därmed ingen garanti.
En politiker tar emot pengar för att godkänna ett projekt i smyg.
Detta är en form av korruption som beskrivs med uttrycket.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenUsually, yes. In Sweden, the primary reason to pay under the table is to avoid the 25% VAT (moms) and income taxes.
It can be. While 'muta' is the specific word for bribe, 'betala under bordet' is the idiomatic way to describe the act of giving that bribe.
Yes, like paying a teenager to mow your lawn, though most people wouldn't bother using such a 'criminal' sounding phrase for something so small.
The opposite is 'betala vitt' (pay white) or 'betala med kvitto' (pay with a receipt).
It is less common than it used to be, thanks to digital payments and tax deductions like ROT/RUT, but it still exists in construction and restaurants.
No, it's entirely metaphorical. You can pay under the table while standing in a field!
Yes, both the giver and the receiver can be prosecuted for tax evasion or 'skattebrott'.
Because a table is where business is officially conducted. Doing it 'under' the table implies hiding it from the official business surface.
Only if you are discussing ethics or law. Never suggest it as a way to be paid!
Yes, using the word 'para' (slang for money): 'ge para under bordet'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
jobba svart
similarTo work without paying taxes.
svarta pengar
builds onIllegal/untaxed money.
muta
synonymA bribe.
vitt arbete
contrastLegal, taxed work.
tvätta pengar
similarMoney laundering.
