No. 1,850 in Swedish
jaga
"Jaga" means "to hunt" or "to chase" in English.
In a sentence
Jag gillar att jaga älgar i skogen.
I like hunting moose in the forest.
Here, 'jaga' refers to the act of hunting animals, which is its literal meaning.
De måste jaga efter sanningen.
They must chase after the truth.
In this sentence, 'jaga' is used metaphorically to mean chasing or striving for something intangible, like the truth.
Han jagar upp sig över inget.
He gets worked up over nothing.
The phrase 'jagar upp sig' uses 'jaga' idiomatically, meaning getting agitated or worked up.
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