Swedish preposition · adverb · adjective· top 100 most common

på

on, in, during, of/poː/

på as a preposition

Meaning

on; in; during; of; at; after

In Swedish: i anslutning till, ovanpå

på as an adverb

Meaning

at etc.

In Swedish: (i riktning) mot

på as an adjective

Meaning

turned on; functioning

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What does på mean?

på in a sentence

  • på Gotland
    on (the island of) Gotland
  • boken ligger på bordet
    the book is on the table
  • på landet
    in the country
  • på natten
    at (in the) night
  • på torsdag
    on Thursday
  • på hösten
    in the autumn
  • jag åt inte på en vecka
    I didn't eat for a week
  • Tänk inte på mig!
    Don't think of (about) me!
  • se (el. titta) på
    look at
  • köra på en bil
    drive into a car

Expressions

  • vara på det klara med
    be clear (about sth.)
  • på det hela taget
    all in all
  • på andra håll
    elsewhere
  • på grund av
    because of, on account of
  • vara på väg ("hålla på") att försvinna
    be on the way to (in the process of) disappearing, dying out
  • på lång sikt
    in the long term
  • vad står på?
    what's going on?

Questions

What does på mean in English?

på means “on, in”.

Similar words

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Where the course teaches it

Origin

Rebracketing of uppå, from Old Norse upp á.

Nearby common words

på is number 11 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7ha have, have, possess; be provided with
  • 8en a, an
  • 9och and
  • 10vi we
  • 12i in; on, at
  • 13för to, for
  • 14han he
  • 15som as
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