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Swedish is full of what we know as “phrasal verbs” in English – verbs that have an associated and required verb particle. Don’t get the linguistics jargon? It refers to verbs like “run out”, “calm down” and “show up”, where the first part is the verb, i.e. “show”, and the second part is a particle, i.e. “up”.<\/p>\n
The last of these three is what Swedes mean when they say dyka upp<\/em>. Literally translated to “dive up”, the actual meaning of dyka upp<\/em> is to “show up”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Here’s an example of dyka upp<\/em> being used to mean “show up”.<\/p>\n T\u00e4nker du dyka upp<\/span> p\u00e5 festen?<\/em> – Are you planning to show up<\/span> at the party? Dyka upp<\/strong><\/em> can also mean “show up” in a more abstract sense<\/strong>, in which case “come up”<\/strong> might be a better translation:<\/p>\n Ett nytt problem i systemet har dykt upp<\/span>.<\/em> – A problem in the system has come up<\/span>. Dyka upp<\/em> is a very commonly used verb in Swedish, so it’s good to know it! And it’s just as important to know that dyka upp<\/em> has a very different meaning from dyka<\/em>, “to dive”<\/strong>. The two simply can’t be used interchangeably – it’s the same as the difference between “show up” and “show”, or between “come up” and “come”.<\/p>\n Although dyka upp<\/em> and dyka<\/em> have different meanings, they are conjugated<\/strong> in the same way:<\/p>\n Infinitive: dyka\/dyka upp<\/em> – “to dive”\/”to show up” Now put it to use! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Swedish is full of what we know as “phrasal verbs” in English – verbs that have an associated and required verb particle. Don’t get the linguistics jargon? It refers to verbs like “run out”, “calm down” and “show up”, where the first part is the verb, i.e. “show”, and the second part is a particle…<\/p>\n
\nJag skulle precis g\u00e5 ut n\u00e4r Karl d\u00f6k upp<\/span> med bullar.<\/em> – I was just about to go out when Karl showed up<\/span> with [sweet] rolls.<\/p>\n
\nEtt nytt projekt har dykt upp<\/span>, s\u00e5 jag kommer hem sent ikv\u00e4ll.<\/em> – A new project has come up<\/span>, so I will be coming home late tonight.<\/p>\n
\nPresent: dyker\/dyker upp<\/em> – I\/you\/she\/he\/it\/we\/they “dive(s)”\/”show(s) up”
\nPreterite: d\u00f6k\/d\u00f6k upp<\/em> – “dove”\/”showed up”
\nPresent perfect: har dykt\/har dykt upp<\/em> – “have dived”\/”have shown up”
\nPast perfect: hade dykt\/hade dykt upp<\/em> – “had dived”\/”had shown up”<\/p>\n