slå igen

Swedish

Verb

slå igen (present slår igen, preterite slog igen, supine slagit igen, imperative slå igen)

  1. to close, to shut (a door or book or the like)
    Synonym: stänga
    Hon slog igen dörren
    She closed the door
    Dörren slog igen bakom henne
    The door slammed behind her (or "shut," but "slog igen" instead of the more neutral "stängdes" would usually imply slamming here)
  2. to close down, to shut up, to discontinue (a (business) enterprise)
    Synonym: lägga ner
    Butiken tvingades slå igen efter dålig lönsamhet
    The shop had to close down after poor profitability

Conjugation

Conjugation of slå (class 6 strong)
active passive
infinitive slå igen slås igen
supine slagit igen slagits igen
imperative slå igen —
imper. plural1 slån igen —
present past present past
indicative slår igen slog igen slås igen slogs igen
ind. plural1 slå igen slogo igen slås igen slogos igen
subjunctive2 slå igen sloge igen slås igen sloges igen
present participle igenslående
past participle igenslagen

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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