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Swedish
Verb
ta sig (present tar sig, preterite tog sig, supine tagit sig, imperative ta sig)
- to have oneself (as in indulge in) (something)
att ta sig ett bad- to have oneself a bath
att ta sig en kaka- to have oneself a cookie
- (often with a particle like fram (“forth”), in (“in”), or ut (“out”)) to move, to make one's way
Det var svårt att ta sig fram i träsket- It was difficult to move around ("make one's way forward") in the swamp
De kunde inte ta sig ut- They couldn't get out
- (figuratively) to get ahead
Det är en svår bransch att ta sig fram i- It's a difficult industry to get ahead in
- to get more intense
Det var svårt att få elden att ta sig- It was difficult to get the fire to catch on (grow)
- to pick up (get better)
Filmen var lite tråkig i början, men nu börjar den ta sig!- The movie started out a bit boring, but now it's starting to pick up!
- (vulgar) Short for ta sig i brasan.
Du säger du vill ha mig. Du kan hoppa upp och ta dig.- You say you want me. You can jump up and put your hand in your ass.
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