"lägga manken till" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Forms: lägger manken till [present], lade [preterite], lagt manken till [supine], lägg manken till [imperative]
Etymology: From lägga (“put”) + manken (“the withers (back of a four-legged animal)”) + till (“to”), in reference to an ox beginning to push against a yoke with its withers. Etymology templates: {{af|sv|lägga|manken|till|t1=put|t2=the withers (back of a four-legged animal)|t3=to}} lägga (“put”) + manken (“the withers (back of a four-legged animal)”) + till (“to”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|lägger manken till|preterite|lade, la manken till|supine|lagt manken till|imperative|lägg manken till|head=lägga manken till}} lägga manken till (present lägger manken till, preterite lade, la manken till, supine lagt manken till, imperative lägg manken till)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to put a lot of effort into something (one previously did not put a lot of effort into), to put one's back into something, to put one's mind to something Tags: idiomatic, intransitive

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "lägga",
        "3": "manken",
        "4": "till",
        "t1": "put",
        "t2": "the withers (back of a four-legged animal)",
        "t3": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "lägga (“put”) + manken (“the withers (back of a four-legged animal)”) + till (“to”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lägga (“put”) + manken (“the withers (back of a four-legged animal)”) + till (“to”), in reference to an ox beginning to push against a yoke with its withers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lägger manken till",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lade",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lagt manken till",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägg manken till",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "sv",
        "10": "lägg manken till",
        "2": "verb",
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        "4": "lägger manken till",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "lade, la manken till",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "lagt manken till",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": "lägga manken till"
      },
      "expansion": "lägga manken till (present lägger manken till, preterite lade, la manken till, supine lagt manken till, imperative lägg manken till)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish phrasal verbs formed with \"manken till\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He can be a bit lazy, but when he puts his back into it, he gets a lot done",
          "text": "Han kan vara lite lat, men när han lägger manken till får han mycket gjort",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to put a lot of effort into something (one previously did not put a lot of effort into), to put one's back into something, to put one's mind to something"
      ],
      "id": "en-lägga_manken_till-sv-verb-nSDcw7t4",
      "links": [
        [
          "put one's back into something",
          "put one's back into"
        ],
        [
          "put one's mind to something",
          "put one's mind to it"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, intransitive) to put a lot of effort into something (one previously did not put a lot of effort into), to put one's back into something, to put one's mind to something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lägga manken till"
}
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        "t2": "the withers (back of a four-legged animal)",
        "t3": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "lägga (“put”) + manken (“the withers (back of a four-legged animal)”) + till (“to”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lägga (“put”) + manken (“the withers (back of a four-legged animal)”) + till (“to”), in reference to an ox beginning to push against a yoke with its withers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lägger manken till",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lade",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lagt manken till",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägg manken till",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "10": "lägg manken till",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "lägger manken till",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "lade, la manken till",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "lagt manken till",
        "9": "imperative",
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      "name": "head"
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  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
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        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish idioms",
        "Swedish intransitive verbs",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish multiword terms",
        "Swedish phrasal verbs",
        "Swedish phrasal verbs formed with \"manken till\"",
        "Swedish terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples",
        "Swedish verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He can be a bit lazy, but when he puts his back into it, he gets a lot done",
          "text": "Han kan vara lite lat, men när han lägger manken till får han mycket gjort",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to put a lot of effort into something (one previously did not put a lot of effort into), to put one's back into something, to put one's mind to something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "put one's back into something",
          "put one's back into"
        ],
        [
          "put one's mind to something",
          "put one's mind to it"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, intransitive) to put a lot of effort into something (one previously did not put a lot of effort into), to put one's back into something, to put one's mind to something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lägga manken till"
}

Download raw JSONL data for lägga manken till meaning in Swedish (2.3kB)

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