fortgå
Swedish
Etymology
From fort- + gå. Compare German fortgehen.
Verb
fortgå (present fortgår, preterite fortgick, supine fortgått, imperative fortgå)
- to continue, to go on, to keep on, to carry on (go on now and into the future)
- Jag kan inte låta det här fortgå
- I can't let this continue
- Arbetet fortgår
- Work continues
Usage notes
Unrelated to fort (“fast”).
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fortgå | — | ||
| supine | fortgått | — | ||
| imperative | fortgå, fortgack | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | fortgån | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | fortgår | fortgick | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | fortgå | fortgingo | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | fortgå, fortgånge | fortginge | — | — |
| present participle | fortgående | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.