tala om
Swedish
Alternative forms
- omtala (formal)
Verb
tala om (present talar om, preterite talade om, supine talat om, imperative tala om)
- to tell (pass information orally)
- Tala om vad som försiggår!
- Tell me what's going on here!
- Jag talade om för honom att jag inte tycker att hans beteende är okej
- I told him that I don't think his behavior is okay
Usage notes
- Often has a tone of choosing to pass on information (as opposed to not).
- A particle verb. Stress on "om." Means "talk about" instead with the stress on "tala."
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tala om | — | ||
| supine | talat om | — | ||
| imperative | tala om | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | talen om | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | talar om | talade om | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | tala om | talade om | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | tale om | talade om | — | — |
| present participle | omtalande | |||
| past participle | omtalad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
References
- tala om in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tala om in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)