göra ont

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Swedish

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Verb

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göra ont (present gör ont, preterite gjorde ont, supine gjort ont, imperative gör ont)

  1. to hurt (of a body part or the like, or psychologically by extension)
    Tån gör ont
    My/the toe hurts
    Gjorde det ont?
    Did it hurt?
    • 1994, Nordman (lyrics and music), “Vandraren”, in Nordman[1]:
      Det gör ont, men gå ändå. Du kan alltid vända om. Det gör ont, men gå ändå. Du är här och kom hit som en vandrare.
      It hurts, but walk anyway. You can always turn around. It hurts, but walk anyway. You are here and came here [hither, to here] as a wanderer.
  2. to hurt (cause pain, like above)
    Att bli slagen med en slägga gör ont
    Getting hit with a sledgehammer hurts
    Det gjorde ont att förlora min hund
    It hurt to lose my dog
    Deras ord gjorde ont i mig
    Their words hurt on the inside

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See also ond.

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