slå till
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
slå (“strike”) + till (expresses suddenness)
Verb edit
slå till (present slår till, preterite slog till, supine slagit till, imperative slå till)
- to punch
- Han slog till honom
- He punched him
- to strike (act suddenly, often of some kind of attack)
- Tjuvarna slog till vid midnatt
- The thieves struck at midnight
- Vi slog till mot fiendens bas
- We attacked the enemy's base
- to crack down on, to raid (strike against, especially criminal activity)
- Polisen slog till mot tjuvarnas tillhåll
- The police raided (implied) the thieves' hideout
- to (quickly) go for (something) ("strike on" something)
- När priset hade gått ner lite så slog jag till
- When the price had dropped a bit, I went ahead (and bought) / struck