Breakdown of Sätt igång med arbetet nu!
nu
now
med
with
sätta
to put, to place
arbetet
the work, the job
igång
going, in progress
Questions & Answers about Sätt igång med arbetet nu!
Since this lesson is about 'ta och' (to take and do something), could we use that here instead?
Yes! To give it that same informal, initiatory feel from the lesson, you could say Ta och sätt igång med arbetet nu! (Take and get started with the work now!). The phrase sätta igång (to get going) works perfectly as the main action verb after a ta och construction.
What is the literal breakdown of igång in this context?
It is a compound of i (in) and gång (motion or walk, from the verb gå). So sätt igång literally means 'set in motion'. It is a highly common particle verb for starting any kind of activity.
Why is the preposition med used here?
When you use sätta igång and want to specify the object you are starting on, you must use med (with) if the object is a noun, like arbetet (the work). If you were following it with a verb instead, you would use att (to), like Sätt igång att arbeta! (Start working!).
In the phrase Sätt igång, which word should I stress when speaking?
Because sätta igång is a Swedish particle verb, the stress always falls heavily on the particle. You must emphasize igång, keeping Sätt relatively short and unstressed.
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