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Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
ta på (present tense tar på or tek på, past tense tok på, supine tatt på or teke på)
- (transitive and reflexive, clothing) to don
- (transitive) to turn on
Swedish
Verb
ta på (present tar på, preterite tog på, supine tagit på, imperative ta på)
- to put on (a piece of clothing, jewelry, etc.); to don
- Synonym: sätta på
- Antonym: ta av
Hon tog på honom tröjan- She put on his shirt (on him)
- to take on (assume)
Hon tog på sig nya arbetsuppgifter- She took on new tasks
Hon tog på sig ansvaret för misslyckandet- She took responsibility for the failure
- to touch
Jag tycker om när du tar på mig- I like it when you touch me
Usage notes
(sense 1) has the stress on på. (sense 3) doesn't use the particle verb and has the stress on ta.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
ta (class 6 strong)
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