angå

See also: anga, ånga, aṅga, and anga-

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German angan or German angehen. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål angå, Danish angå and Dutch aangaan. Equivalent to an- ‎ gå.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oː

Verb

angå (present angår, preterite angick, supine angått, imperative angå)

1. to concern (have (legitimate) relevance to someone's interests)

   Ungdomars psykiska hälsa angår oss alla

   The mental health of youth concerns [is relevant to] us all

   1. to be someone's business

      Du får inte veta lösenordet till min dator. Det angår inte dig!

      I won't tell you the password to my computer. [You do not get to know the password to my computer.] It's none of your business! [It does not concern you!]

2. Synonym of beträffa (“concern, have to do with”)

Usage notes

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
• The separated verb gå an has a different meaning.

Conjugation

Conjugation of angå (strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	angå		—
Supine	angått		—
Imperative	angå		—
Imper. plural1	angån		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	angår	angick	—	—
Ind. plural1	angå	angingo	—	—
Subjunctive2	angå	anginge	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	angående
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• angå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• angå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• angå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• gå an, ånga