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]| 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 |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| 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 |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.