säga till

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Swedish

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Verb

säga till (present säger till, preterite sade or (informal) sa till, supine sagt till, imperative säg till)

  1. (intransitive) to let know, to tell (inform)
    Säg till om musiken är för hög
    Let me know if the music is too loud
    Säg till när ni är redo att åka
    Tell me when you're ready to leave
    Om det är något vi kan hjälpa till med så säg bara till!
    If there's anything we can help you with, just tell us!
  2. to tell (instruct or inform)
    Synonym: (disapproving) säga åt
    Jag sa till dom att sänka musiken
    I told them to turn down the music
    Säg till honom att komma hit
    Tell him to come here
    Säg till kocken att vi har slut på mjöl
    Tell the chef we're out of flour
    Jag har ju sagt till er att ni inte får hoppa hoppstylta inomhus
    I have told you that you can't jump on your pogo sticks indoors
    Gör som du blir tillsagd
    Do as you are told
  3. to tell off, to reprimand
    Synonym: säga åt
    säga till någon på skarpen
    tell someone off sharply
  4. (with om (about)) to have a say
    Som tur är har de inget att säga till om
    Luckily, they have no say in the matter
    De vill ha mer att säga till om
    They want to have more of a say

Usage notes

  • A particle verb. Stress on till. Putting the stress on sa in "Jag sa till dom att sänka musiken" changes the tone to "I said to them to turn down the music," sounding off in the same way.
  • (sense 1) can be thought of as (sense 2) with an implied addressee (just "tell").
  • (sense 3) can be thought of as (sense 2) with the thing being said (the telling off) clear from context and implied.

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