säga till

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === tillsäga (rare) === Verb === säga till (present säger till, preterite sade or (informal) sa till, supine sagt till, imperative säg till) (intransitive) to let know, to tell (inform) to tell (instruct or inform) Synonym: (disapproving) säga åt to tell off, to reprimand Synonym: säga åt (with om (“about”)) to have a say ==== Usage notes ==== A particle verb. Stress on till. Putting the stress on sa in "Jag sa till dom att sänka musiken" changes the tone to "I said to them to turn down the music," sounding off in the same way. (sense 1) can be thought of as (sense 2) with an implied addressee (just "tell"). (sense 3) can be thought of as (sense 2) with the thing being said (the telling off) clear from context and implied. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== tillsägelse ==== See also ==== säga åt === References === “säga till”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “säga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “säga till”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)