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Swedish
Etymology
slå (“strike”) + till (expresses suddenness)
Verb
slå till (present slår till, preterite slog till, supine slagit till, imperative slå till)
- to punch
Han slog till honom- He punched him
- to strike (act suddenly, often of some kind of attack)
Tjuvarna slog till vid midnatt- The thieves struck at midnight
Vi slog till mot fiendens bas- We attacked the enemy's base
- to crack down on, to raid (strike against, especially criminal activity)
Polisen slog till mot tjuvarnas tillhåll- The police raided (implied) the thieves' hideout
- to (quickly) go for (something) ("strike on" something)
När priset hade gått ner lite så slog jag till- When the price had dropped a bit, I went ahead (and bought) / struck
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