stå på

Norwegian Bokmål

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stå på (present tense står på, past tense stod på or sto på, past participle stått på)

to be placed
stå på dagsordenen ― to be on the agenda
to take place (over the course of), last (an amount of time)
Synonyms: gå for seg, foregå, vare
(of an unpleasant situation) to be going on
Hva stod der på? ― What was going on there?
to depend on
Synonyms: komme an på, avhenge av

Det står på ham. ― It's up to him.
(of an opinion) to stand fast (to an opinion)
stå på sin rett ― to stand one's ground
(figuratively) to work hard
Man må stå på. ― One has to work hard.
(figuratively) to endure, hold out, not give up
Stå på! ― Don't give up!

(work hard): Compare Norwegian Nynorsk stå på (“work hard”)

stå på (present står på, preterite stod på, supine stått på, imperative stå på)

to be going on (often of something out of the ordinary)
Vad står på här?
What's going on here?

De undrade vad som stod på
They wondered what was going on
(in some expressions) to not happen immediately, to take time
Det stod inte länge på innan han åter var i finkan
It didn't take long before he was in prison again
to drive fast (perhaps short for "stå på gasen" (stand on the gas))
Föraren stod på genom kurvan
The driver stood on the gas throughout the curve
(figuratively) to work hard