Particle Verbs Flashcards

1
Q

passa på

A

seize the chance, take the chance

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2
Q

lägg till

lägga ner

lägg av
lägga av
lagt av

A

add

close down

quit doing that
quit (eg a sport)
turned off (eg a computer)

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3
Q

gått bort

A

died

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4
Q

gjorde bort

A

messed up

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5
Q

spelade in

A

recorded

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6
Q

ställer in (3 meanings)

A

cancel
adjust (like tune the radio)
place in (like place food in the fridge)

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7
Q

ställer in sig

ställer sig in

A

prepare oneself for (expect, count on)

ingratiate oneself (curry favor)

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8
Q

ställer om

A

rearrange
(change over, convert, reorganize)

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9
Q

ställer samman

A

compile

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10
Q

ställer till
(two meanings)

tillställning

A

make a mess
arrange, cause, organize

party, entertainment

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11
Q

ställer upp
(Three meanings)

A

take part in (like a sporting event) (compete)

be there for someone

draw up, arrange, line up

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12
Q

ställer ut

utställning

A

exhibit, show

exhibition

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13
Q

står ut
står inte ut

A

stand (endure, put up with)
can’t take it

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14
Q

står över

A

pass (give up [miss] one’s turn)

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15
Q

slår igenom

A

break through (like a musician breaking through with a hit)

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16
Q

slår fast

A

stands firm

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17
Q

ta upp

A

bring up

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18
Q

håller med
håller på

A

agree with
…doing right now…

19
Q

säga upp sig

säga upp (two meanings)

A

resign (from a job)

give notice (to cancel)
dismiss (like 10 employees dismissed)

20
Q

blir av (two meanings)

blir av med

A
  1. will happen, take place (like the event didn’t take place)
  2. get to, happen to (like where did my suitcase get off to)

lose, get rid of (I got rid of my glasses)

21
Q

göra av

göra av med

A

do with
”What should I do with the parcel?”

get rid of, spend. Did away with
”Han gjorde av med 20 000 kr på kasinot”

22
Q

hör ihop

A

goes together with, belongs together

23
Q

bjuda upp

A

invite

24
Q

skjuter upp

A

postpone

25
Q

går åt

A

be consumed, be needed
(Julen är en högtid då det går åt mycket pengar.)

26
Q

går över

A

abate, ceased
(Regnet har gått över = It has stopped raining)

27
Q

går ut

A

affect negatively

28
Q

går upp

A

increase (Same as goes up in English)

29
Q

går på

A
  1. Continue (the show must go on)
  2. cost, like English “goes for/went for”
    (Rocken gick på tusen kronor = The overcoat cost a thousand crowns. (Literally: the overcoat went for a thousand crowns))
30
Q

går ned

A

go down, be reduced
(same as English)

31
Q

går an

A

work (as in “it will work out”), be appropriate
(Det här går inte an = We can’t go on like this / this doesn’t work)

32
Q

går med

A

accept, agree to

33
Q

går in

A

go in for, make a commitment to
(gå in för studier = Go in for (one’s) studies / enter studies)

34
Q

kommer bort

A

disappear, get lost
(Boken har kommit bort = The book has been lost)

35
Q

kommer på

A
  1. chance upon, find
  2. remember, come up with
    (Think about “come upon”)
36
Q

kommer över

A

be able to buy
(kind of like “get a hold of” when you’re talking about something you found and bought)

Must also mean “get over” (ask)

37
Q

Håller av

A

Be fond of, be attached to, love

38
Q

stöter på

A
  1. run into, come across (as in running into a friend at a store)
  2. remind
    (Stöter = 1. bump, knock 2. pound, crush 3. offend, shock)
39
Q

stöter sig

A

fall out with, get on the wrong side of

40
Q

slår sig

slår sig ner

A

Hurt (injure) oneself

sit down, settle, settle down

41
Q

håller till

A

be, hang out (håller till + a place)
(vi höll mest till i köket = we usually hung out in the kitchen)

42
Q

lägga sig i
lägga dig i

A

interfere

43
Q

slå in

A

wrap (a present)

44
Q

känner på sig

A

have a feeling (suspect)