gå ihop

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "come together."

Verb

gå ihop (present går ihop, preterite gick ihop, supine gått ihop, imperative gå ihop)

1. (business) to merge
2. (in "få det att gå ihop") to make ends meet

   Som ensamstående mamma med fem barn har hon svårt att få det att gå ihop

   As a single mother with five children, she finds it difficult to make ends meet

3. to be coherent, to make sense, to add up

   Han resonemang går inte ihop

   His argument doesn't make sense

4. to complement (one another) well

   De här färgerna går bra ihop

   These colors come together nicely

   De kan inte arbeta tillsammans. De går helt enkelt inte ihop.

   They can't work together. They simply don't mix.

See also

• slå ihop

References

• gå ihop in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gå ihop in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)