göra sig till

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Swedish

Verb

göra sig till (present gör sig till, preterite gjorde sig till, supine gjort sig till, imperative gör sig till)

  1. (reflexive) to act in an affected or put-on manner; to not act natural
    Gör dig inte till! Så ont kan det inte ha gjort att bli biten av gerbilen.
    Stop pretending! Being bitten by the gerbil can't have hurt that much.

Usage notes

Sometimes the pronoun and till are swapped, like "Han gör till sig" instead of "Han gör sig till."

Conjugation

Conjugation of göra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive göra sig till —
Supine gjort sig till —
Imperative gör sig till —
Imper. plural1 gören sig till —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gör sig till gjorde sig till — —
Ind. plural1 göra sig till gjorde sig till — —
Subjunctive2 göre sig till gjorde sig till — —
Participles
Present participle —
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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