Particle Verbs Flashcards
passa på
seize the chance, take the chance
lägg till
lägga ner
lägg av
lägga av
lagt av
add
close down
quit doing that
quit (eg a sport)
turned off (eg a computer)
gått bort
died
gjorde bort
messed up
spelade in
recorded
ställer in (3 meanings)
cancel
adjust (like tune the radio)
place in (like place food in the fridge)
ställer in sig
ställer sig in
prepare oneself for (expect, count on)
ingratiate oneself (curry favor)
ställer om
rearrange
(change over, convert, reorganize)
ställer samman
compile
ställer till
(two meanings)
tillställning
make a mess
arrange, cause, organize
party, entertainment
ställer upp
(Three meanings)
take part in (like a sporting event) (compete)
be there for someone
draw up, arrange, line up
ställer ut
utställning
exhibit, show
exhibition
står ut
står inte ut
stand (endure, put up with)
can’t take it
står över
pass (give up [miss] one’s turn)
slår igenom
break through (like a musician breaking through with a hit)
slår fast
stands firm
ta upp
bring up
håller med
håller på
agree with
…doing right now…
säga upp sig
säga upp (two meanings)
resign (from a job)
give notice (to cancel)
dismiss (like 10 employees dismissed)
blir av (two meanings)
blir av med
- will happen, take place (like the event didn’t take place)
- get to, happen to (like where did my suitcase get off to)
lose, get rid of (I got rid of my glasses)
göra av
göra av med
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”
hör ihop
goes together with, belongs together
bjuda upp
invite
skjuter upp
postpone
går åt
be consumed, be needed
(Julen är en högtid då det går åt mycket pengar.)
går över
abate, ceased
(Regnet har gått över = It has stopped raining)
går ut
affect negatively
går upp
increase (Same as goes up in English)
går på
- Continue (the show must go on)
- 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))
går ned
go down, be reduced
(same as English)
går an
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)
går med
accept, agree to
går in
go in for, make a commitment to
(gå in för studier = Go in for (one’s) studies / enter studies)
kommer bort
disappear, get lost
(Boken har kommit bort = The book has been lost)
kommer på
- chance upon, find
- remember, come up with
(Think about “come upon”)
kommer över
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)
Håller av
Be fond of, be attached to, love
stöter på
- run into, come across (as in running into a friend at a store)
- remind
(Stöter = 1. bump, knock 2. pound, crush 3. offend, shock)
stöter sig
fall out with, get on the wrong side of
slår sig
slår sig ner
Hurt (injure) oneself
sit down, settle, settle down
håller till
be, hang out (håller till + a place)
(vi höll mest till i köket = we usually hung out in the kitchen)
lägga sig i
lägga dig i
interfere
slå in
wrap (a present)
känner på sig
have a feeling (suspect)
spelade med
played along
