till.
to
Meaning & usage
to
Välkommen till Sverige!
Ge den till mig!
for
en bra TV till ett bra pris
en present till min syster
with
Jag tar mjölk till mitt kaffe
of
en kompis till mig
this (the coming) (As a rule of thumb, "till" is only used for (longer) time periods that you might put in the definite, like seasons or the weekend, and not for days of the week and the like. See also nu.)
Till sommaren ska vi åka på semester till Island
(Nu) till helgen avgörs Allsvenskan
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *til (compare *tilą (“goal”)).
another, more; in addition
Jag vill ha en/två till
Jag ska vara här en vecka till
Expresses that the action of the verb is sudden and brief, when used with certain verbs. The usage examples below are for illustration and not comprehensive. Fairly productive for verbs where suddenness and short duration make intuitive sense.
Han skrattade
Han skrattade till
Expresses that something is created or changed through the action of the verb, similar to English up. Sometimes more or less redundant like in English, with a similar difference in tone.
laga till en måltid
snida till en träfigur
Expresses that something is created or changed through the action of the verb, similar to English up. Sometimes more or less redundant like in English, with a similar difference in tone. Expresses that the action of the verb brings the target of the verb toward (and usually to) a closed state. (Compare regional English close to.)
knäppa till jackan
täppa till ett hål
in(to) existence
bli till
komma till
to a toward orientation
vända andra kinden till (idiom)
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *til (compare *tilą (“goal”)).
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