gå på
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Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]gå på (present går på, preterite gick på, supine gått på, imperative gå på)
- attend; be present at an event or a series of events, such as a course
- be addicted to (a drug)
- cost; have as its price
- Hur mycket går CD-spelaren på?
- How much does the CD player cost?
- be fooled by; fall for (a trick)
- Gick du på den där?
- Did you fall for that one?
- talk incessantly, go on and on
- Hon bara gick på och gick på.
- She just went on and on.
- get on, take
- Vi gick på båten.
- We got on the boat.
- Gå på buss 20.
- Take the number 20 bus.
- keep on walking
- to begin, to take over after someone else
- Det dags att gå på skiftet igen.
- It was time to begin the next shift.
Usage notes
[edit]- (1)-(3) are not using gå på as a particle verb and have the stress on gå rather than on the particle på.
- attend: Note that one "går på dagis" (kindergarten), "går på universitetet" (university) but "går i skola" (school).
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- gå på in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gå på in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)