anspråk
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German ansprake (“address; polite and formal approach”), related to German Ansprache, equivalent to an- + språk. Compare Danish ansprog, Dutch aanspraak, German Anspruch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]anspråk n
- a claim (laying claim to, for example ownership, authorship, a right, or a title)
- De gör anspråk på marken
- They claim the land
- (figuratively, in some expressions) to take up, to use up, "to lay claim to"
- ta någons tid i anspråk
- take up someone's time ("lay claim to someone's time")
- Arbetet tog alla hans krafter i anspråk
- The work used up all his strength ("laid claim to all his strength")
Usage notes
[edit]- For the verb form lay claim to / claim, use göra anspråk på, see göra anspråk på.
- For the verb form harness (put to use), use ta i anspråk, see ta i anspråk.
Declension
[edit]Declension of anspråk