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Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
tåla (present tense tåler, past tense tålte, past participle tålt, passive infinitive tålast, present participle tålande, imperative tål)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of tola
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þola, from Old Norse þola, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-.
Pronunciation
Verb
tåla (present tål, preterite tålde, supine tålt, imperative tål)
- (of a person) to be able to tolerate, to stand, to bear, to endure (without becoming angry, sick, or sad or giving up or the like)
Jag tål honom inte- I can't stand him
Många tål inte jordnötter- Many people can't tolerate peanuts
Jag tål inte hettan här- I can't bear the heat here
– Blir du inte ledsen av deras taskiga kommentarer? – Oroa dig inte, jag tål det.- – Don't their mean comments make you sad? – Don't worry, I can take it.
Man måste tåla smärtan- You have to endure ("be able to tolerate") the pain
- to be able to withstand (without taking damage); to (be able to) take, to tolerate, to bear
Jag tror inte mattan tål maskintvätt- I don't think the carpet is machine washable ("can take machine washing")
Våra priser tål att jämföras- Our prices stand comparison (with others')
- (figuratively) to bear, to be worth ("to (with)stand")
en film som tål att ses om och om igen- a movie that can be ("that withstands being") watched over and over again / that bears being watched over and over again
Det tål att sägas igen- It is worth saying again / It bears being said again
Conjugation
Conjugation of tåla (weak)
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