What does saken in Swedish mean?
What is the meaning of the word saken in Swedish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use saken in Swedish.
The word saken in Swedish means oviktig, betydelselös, hålla sig till ämnet, komma till saken, ta tjuren vid hornen, komma till saken, komma till saken, Kom till saken!, kom till saken, saken i fråga, avgöra saken, nog om det, nog om den saken, och därmed basta, därmed basta. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word saken
oviktig, betydelselös(figurative (unconnected, irrelevant) Om han är gift eller inte har ingen betydelse (or: har inget med saken att göra). Whether or not he's married is beside the point. |
hålla sig till ämnet(on topic) Please stay close to the question under discussion. |
komma till saken(figurative, infformal (get past: sth superfluous) Ok, let's cut through the crap and see what we do agree on! |
ta tjuren vid hornen(figurative, informal (discuss essentials) (bildlig) Thank you all for coming to this emergency meeting; now, let's get down to brass tacks. |
komma till saken(start now) We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
komma till saken(informal (speak directly) It took Natalie a long time to get to the point. |
Kom till saken!(informal (say what you mean) Get to the point! We haven't got all day, you know. |
kom till saken(give opinion) Dale was struggling to make his point during the debate. |
saken i fråga(matter being discussed) That's good to know … but the question at issue is entirely different. |
avgöra saken(figurative (conclude a matter) Jane settled the score by looking up the answer on the Internet. |
nog om det, nog om den saken(informal (enough discussion) Well, so much for that! Maybe we can talk about something else now. |
och därmed basta, därmed basta(informal (that is the end of the matter) You're not going to marry that boy, and that's that! You're not going to the party, and that's that. |
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