Swedish Word of the Day
fortsätta
for-SET-ta • verb — 21st of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to continue; to carry on doing something
Examples
- Vi måste fortsätta arbetet i morgon.
(We must continue the work tomorrow.) - Kan du fortsätta när jag är klar?
(Can you continue when I'm finished?) - Mötet fortsatte i två timmar.
(The meeting continued for two hours.)
Synonyms
- pågå
- fortgå
Fortsätta is commonly used when something resumes or carries on. It can be used intransitively or followed by another verb in the infinitive: both "fortsätta att göra något" and "fortsätta göra något" are correct (the "att" is optional).
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