ta tag i

Swedish

Verb

ta tag i (present tar tag i, preterite tog tag i, supine tagit tag i, imperative ta tag i)

1. to grab and hold onto

   Han tog tag i en lian och svingade sig fram genom djungeln

   He grabbed a wine and swung through the jungle

2. to start working on, to deal with

   Vi måste ta tag i den ökande barnfattigdomen

   We must start dealing with increasing childhood poverty

Usage notes

Stress on tag.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ta (class 6 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	ta tag i		—
supine	tagit tag i		—
imperative	ta tag i		—
imper. plural1	tan tag i		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tar tag i	tog tag i	—	—
ind. plural1	ta tag i	togo tag i	—	—
subjunctive2	ta tag i	toge tag i	—	—
present participle		—
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.