ta sats
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]ta sats (present tar sats, preterite tog sats, supine tagit sats, imperative ta sats)
- to back up to have more distance to gain speed (for a jump, etc.)
- Han tog sats för att hoppa över hålet
- He backed up in preparation for jumping over the hole
- figuratively for similar preparation
- Han tog sats och slog honom hårt i magen
- He backed up and hit him hard in the stomach
Usage notes
[edit]Compare run-up, which would be the purpose.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ta (class 6 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ta sats | tas sats | ||
| Supine | tagit sats | tagits sats | ||
| Imperative | ta sats | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tan sats | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tar sats | tog sats | tas sats | togs sats |
| Ind. plural1 | ta sats | togo sats | tas sats | togos sats |
| Subjunctive2 | ta sats | toge sats | tas sats | toges sats |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of taga (class 6 strong, dated)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | taga sats | tagas sats | ||
| Supine | tagit sats | tagits sats | ||
| Imperative | tag sats | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tagen sats | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tager sats | tog sats | tages sats | togs sats |
| Ind. plural1 | taga sats | togo sats | tagas sats | togos sats |
| Subjunctive2 | tage sats | toge sats | tages sats | toges sats |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||