ta vid
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]ta vid (present tar vid, preterite tog vid, supine tagit vid, imperative ta vid)
- to act as a continuation; to pick up, to take over, to follow on
- Uppföljaren tar vid där den första filmen slutade
- The sequel picks up where the first movie ended
- Där hjärnan tar slut, där tar nävarna vid
- Where the brain ends, the fists take over
- Hon tog vid där hon slutat dagen innan
- She continued where she'd left off the day before
- 1984, Adolphson & Falk (lyrics and music), “I fördatorisk tid [In pre-computer times [Literally, "In pre-computerish/computeric time" – sounds ad hoc in Swedish as well. Could also be translated as "In a pre-computer age/time" or the like.]]”, in Över tid och rum [Across time and space][1]:
- Tiderna förändras. Andra ska ta vid. Sanningar föråldras. De formas av sin egen tid.
- [The] times change. Others will follow/ensue. Truths become outdated ["are en-aged"]. They are shaped by their own time.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ta vid | — | ||
| supine | tagit vid | — | ||
| imperative | ta vid | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tan vid | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tar vid | tog vid | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | ta vid | togo vid | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | ta vid | toge vid | — | — |
| present participle | vidtagande | |||
| past participle | vidtagen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | taga vid | — | ||
| supine | tagit vid | — | ||
| imperative | tag vid | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tagen vid | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tager vid | tog vid | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | taga vid | togo vid | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | tage vid | toge vid | — | — |
| present participle | vidtagande | |||
| past participle | vidtagen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.