ta sitt liv

Swedish

Verb

ta sitt liv (present tar sitt liv, preterite tog sitt liv, supine tagit sitt liv, imperative ta sitt liv)

  1. (euphemistic) take one's own life, commit suicide
    Synonyms: ta livet av sig, begå självmord
    • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Apostlagärningarna 16:27”, in Bibel 2000‎[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 10 March 2025:
      Fångvaktaren vaknade, och när han fick se att dörrarna i fängelset stod öppna drog han sitt svärd för att ta sitt liv, eftersom han trodde att fångarna hade rymt.
      The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword to take his own life, since he believed that the prisoners had escaped.
    • 2009 October 5, Olof Nordangård, “Telecomchef avgår efter 24 självmord”, in Sveriges Television‎[2], archived from the original on 10 March 2025:
      Under en 18-månadersperiod har sammanlagt 24 personer inom företaget tagit sina liv.
      Over an 18-month period, a total of 24 people within the company have taken their own lives.
    • 2025 February 19, Ella Daneshmand-Mehr, “Annas son David tog sitt liv i ett låst rum på ett HVB-hem”, in Sveriges Radrio‎[3], archived from the original on 10 March 2025:
      16-åriga David tog sitt liv, något ingen såg komma.
      16-year-old David took his own life, something no one saw coming.

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