angå
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German angan or German angehen. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål angå, Danish angå and Dutch aangaan. Equivalent to an- + gå.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oː
Verb
angå
- to be of concern to; be of one's business; have to do with
- Du får inte veta vad som är lösenordet till min dator, det angår inte dig!
- You must not know what's the password to my computer, that has nothing to do with you!
- Du får inte veta vad som är lösenordet till min dator, det angår inte dig!
Usage notes
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.
- the separated verb gå an has a quite different meaning
Conjugation
References
- angå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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