ta upp

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, “take up”. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk ta opp.

Verb

ta upp (present tar upp, preterite tog upp, supine tagit upp, imperative ta upp)

1. to pick up

   Synonym: plocka upp

   Han tog upp en penna

   He picked up a pencil

2. to bring up (a topic)

   Vi tog upp det på mötet

   We discussed it during the meeting

3. to take up (time or space)

   Mötet kommer ta upp hela dagen

   The meeting will take up the whole day

Conjugation

Conjugation of ta (class 6 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	ta upp		tas upp
supine	tagit upp		tagits upp
imperative	ta upp		—
imper. plural1	tan upp		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tar upp	tog upp	tas upp	togs upp
ind. plural1	ta upp	togo upp	tas upp	togos upp
subjunctive2	ta upp	toge upp	tas upp	toges upp
present participle		—
past participle		—

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