gå på

See also: gapa

Swedish

Verb

gå på (present går på, preterite gick på, supine gått på, imperative gå på)

  1. attend; be present at an event or a series of events, such as a course
  2. be addicted to (a drug)
  3. cost; have as its price
    Hur mycket går CD-spelaren på?
    How much does the CD player cost?
  4. be fooled by; fall for (a trick)
    Gick du på den där?
    Did you fall for that one?
  5. talk incessantly, go on and on
    Hon bara gick på och gick på.
    She just went on and on.
  6. get on, take
    Vi gick på båten.
    We got on the boat.
    Gå på buss 20.
    Take the number 20 bus.
  7. keep on walking
  8. to begin, to take over after someone else
    Det dags att gå på skiftet igen.
    It was time to begin the next shift.

Usage notes
  • (1)-(3) are not using gå på as a particle verb and have the stress on gå rather than on the particle på.
  • attend: Note that one "går på dagis" (kindergarten), "går på universitetet" (university) but "går i skola" (school).

Derived terms

See also
  • gå på en blåsning
  • gå på i ullstrumporna
  • pågå

References

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.