ge med sig

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Swedish

Verb

ge med sig (present ger med sig, preterite gav med sig, supine gett med sig, imperative ge med sig)

  1. to give in (relent)
    De fortsatte tjata, och till slut så gav han med sig
    They kept nagging, and finally he gave in
    När han märkte att ingen höll med honom så gav han med sig
    When he found that no one agreed with him, he gave in
  3. to yield, to give way, to give in
    Synonym: ge efter
    Det gamla taket börjar ge med sig
    The old roof is starting to give way
    Den stränga kylan börjar ge med sig
    The bitter cold is starting to ease / give way

Usage notes

Somewhat ambiguous in (sense 2), like in English. Can both mean some effect towards a collapse and an actual collapse. Usually clear from context, in the same way as in English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ge (class 5 strong)
active passive
infinitive ge med sig —
supine gett med sig —
imperative ge med sig —
imper. plural1 gen med sig —
present past present past
indicative ger med sig gav med sig — —
ind. plural1 ge med sig gåvo med sig — —
subjunctive2 ge med sig gåve med sig — —
present participle —
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of giva (class 5 strong, older)
active passive
infinitive giva med sig —
supine givit med sig —
imperative giv med sig —
imper. plural1 given med sig —
present past present past
indicative giver med sig gav med sig — —
ind. plural1 giva med sig gåvo med sig — —
subjunctive2 give med sig gåve med sig — —
present participle —
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of gifva (class 5 strong, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
active passive
infinitive gifva med sig —
supine gifvit med sig —
imperative gif med sig —
imper. plural1 gifven med sig —
present past present past
indicative gifver med sig gaf med sig — —
ind. plural1 gifva med sig gåfvo med sig — —
subjunctive2 gifve med sig gåfve med sig — —
present participle —
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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