se till
Swedish
Verb
se till (present ser till, preterite såg till, supine sett till, imperative se till)
- to ensure, to make sure (ensure and/or verify)
- Synonym: tillse
- Se till att släcka lyset innan du går. ― Make sure to turn off the light before you leave.
- Se till att dörren är låst innan du går. ― Make sure the door is locked before you leave.
- to look after, to check on
- Hon såg till sin grannes hus medan han var bortrest.
- She looked after her neighbor's house while he was away.
- to see (briefly)
- Har du sett till min katt? Jag hittar henne inte.
- Have you seen my cat? I can't find her.
Usage notes
See also till in the sense of "happening suddenly and for a short duration," which is the sense in which it is used at least for (sense 3).
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | se till | — | ||
| supine | sett till | — | ||
| imperative | se till | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sen till | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | ser till | såg till | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | se till | sågo till | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | se till | såge till | — | — |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.