slå an

See also: slaan

Norwegian Nynorsk

slå an (present slår an, preterite slog an, supine slagit an, imperative slå an)

to strike (a string, key, or the like (in isolation or so as to start playing or as a prelude to playing))
I ett piano slås strängar an med hammare
In a piano, strings are struck by hammers
1. to pluck
  Hon slog an en sträng på gitarren
  She plucked a string on the guitar
2. to hit
  slå an ett ackord på synten
  hit a chord on the synth
(idiomatic, figuratively, in "slå an tonen") to set the tone
Synonym: sätta tonen

Jörgens allvarsamma öppningstal slog an tonen för mötet
Jörgen's solemn opening speech set the tone for the meeting
(idiomatic, figuratively, in "slå an en sträng (hos någon)") to strike a chord, to resonate (with someone – arouse interest in someone, because they agree or are able to relate or the like)
Artikelserien har uppenbarligen slagit an en sträng hos många läsare, som hört av sig till oss med sina egna berättelser
The series of articles has clearly struck a chord with many readers, who have reached out to us with their own stories
(transitively with hos) to be appreciated, to be a hit, to catch on, to "strike with appreciation"
Nisses experimentella kebabsås slog an hos pizzerians besökare
Nisse's experimental kebab sauce was a hit with visitors to the pizzeria

Conjugation of slå (class 6 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	slå an		slås an
Supine	slagit an		slagits an
Imperative	slå an		—
Imper. plural¹	slån an		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	slår an	slog an	slås an	slogs an
Ind. plural¹	slå an	slogo an	slås an	slogos an
Subjunctive²	slå an	sloge an	slås an	sloges an
	Participles
Present participle	anslående
Past participle	anslagen
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.