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ta for seg

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: tato take · to catch · to grab
  1. snakke alvorlig med;
    formane
    to speak seriously with;
    to admonish
    Eng. phraseto take to task
    • han tok sønnen for seg he had a serious talk with his son
  2. forsyne seg godt to help oneself generously
    • hun tok for seg av godsakene she helped herself generously to the treats
  3. ha som emne;
    drøfte
    to have as its subject;
    to discuss
    Eng. phraseto deal with
    • foredraget tok for seg det siste krigsåret the lecture dealt with the last year of the war