fortgå
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fort- + gå. Compare German fortgehen.
Verb[edit]
fortgå (present fortgår, preterite fortgick, supine fortgått, imperative fortgå)
- to continue, to go on, to keep on, to carry on (go on now and into the future)
- Jag kan inte låta det här fortgå
- I can't let this continue
- Arbetet fortgår
- Work continues
Usage notes[edit]
Unrelated to fort (“fast”).
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of fortgå (strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fortgå | — | ||
| Supine | fortgått | — | ||
| Imperative | fortgå, fortgack | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fortgån | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fortgår | fortgick | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | fortgå | fortgingo | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | fortgå, fortgånge | fortginge | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fortgående | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||