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Swedish
Verb
gå till (present går till, preterite gick till, supine gått till, imperative gå till)
- (transitive) "walk to" literally and not as a particle verb; see gå and till
- (intransitive) to happen
Hur gick det till?- How did it happen?
Så får det inte gå till- That shouldn't be allowed to happen
Hur ska det gå till?- How is that supposed to happen? (with a skeptical tone, usually)
Usage notes
Except for (1.) above, which isn't using the particle verb, the stress is on the particle till.
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