tala om
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editVerb
edittala om (present talar om, preterite talade om, supine talat om, imperative tala om)
- to tell (pass information orally)
- Tala om vad som försiggår!
- Tell me what's going on here!
- Jag talade om för honom att jag inte tycker att hans beteende är okej
- I told him that I don't think his behavior is okay
Usage notes
edit- Often has a tone of choosing to pass on information (as opposed to not).
- A particle verb. Stress on "om." Means "talk about" instead with the stress on "tala."
Conjugation
editConjugation of tala (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tala om | — | ||
| Supine | talat om | — | ||
| Imperative | tala om | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | talen om | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | talar om | talade om | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | tala om | talade om | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | tale om | talade om | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | omtalande | |||
| Past participle | omtalad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- tala om in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tala om in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)