se till
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]se till (present ser till, preterite såg till, supine sett till, imperative se till)
- to ensure, to make sure (ensure and/or verify)
- Synonym: tillse
- Se till att släcka lyset innan du går. ― Make sure to turn off the light before you leave.
- Se till att dörren är låst innan du går. ― Make sure the door is locked before you leave.
- to look after, to check on
- Hon såg till sin grannes hus medan han var bortrest.
- She looked after her neighbor's house while he was away.
- to see (briefly)
- Har du sett till min katt? Jag hittar henne inte.
- Have you seen my cat? I can't find her.
Usage notes
[edit]See also till in the sense of "happening suddenly and for a short duration," which is the sense in which it is used at least for (sense 3).
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of se (class 5 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | se till | — | ||
| Supine | sett till | — | ||
| Imperative | se till | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sen till | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ser till | såg till | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | se till | sågo till | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | se till | såge till | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||