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Swedish
Verb
gå på (present går på, preterite gick på, supine gått på, imperative gå på)
- attend; be present at an event or a series of events, such as a course
- be addicted to (a drug)
- cost; have as its price
Hur mycket går CD-spelaren på?- How much does the CD player cost?
- be fooled by; fall for (a trick)
Gick du på den där?- Did you fall for that one?
- talk incessantly, go on and on
Hon bara gick på och gick på.- She just went on and on.
- get on, take
Vi gick på båten.- We got on the boat.
Gå på buss 20.- Take the number 20 bus.
- keep on walking
- to begin, to take over after someone else
Det dags att gå på skiftet igen.- It was time to begin the next shift.
Usage notes
- (1)-(3) are not using gå på as a particle verb and have the stress on gå rather than on the particle på.
- attend: Note that one "går på dagis" (kindergarten), "går på universitetet" (university) but "går i skola" (school).
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