ta upp

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, “take up”. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk ta opp.

Verb

ta upp (present tar upp, preterite tog upp, supine tagit upp, imperative ta upp)

  1. to pick up
    Synonym: plocka upp
    Han tog upp en penna
    He picked up a pencil
  2. to bring up (a topic)
    Vi tog upp det på mötet
    We discussed it during the meeting
  3. to take up (time or space)
    Mötet kommer ta upp hela dagen
    The meeting will take up the whole day

Conjugation

Conjugation of ta (class 6 strong)
active passive
infinitive ta upp tas upp
supine tagit upp tagits upp
imperative ta upp —
imper. plural1 tan upp —
present past present past
indicative tar upp tog upp tas upp togs upp
ind. plural1 ta upp togo upp tas upp togos upp
subjunctive2 ta upp toge upp tas upp toges upp
present participle —
past participle —

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

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