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Swedish
Etymology
Literally "come together."
Verb
gå ihop (present går ihop, preterite gick ihop, supine gått ihop, imperative gå ihop)
- (business) to merge
- (in "få det att gå ihop") to make ends meet
Som ensamstående mamma med fem barn har hon svårt att få det att gå ihop- As a single mother with five children, she finds it difficult to make ends meet
- to be coherent, to make sense, to add up
Han resonemang går inte ihop- His argument doesn't make sense
- to complement (one another) well
De här färgerna går bra ihop- These colors come together nicely
De kan inte arbeta tillsammans. De går helt enkelt inte ihop.- They can't work together. They simply don't mix.
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