No. 1,941 in Swedish

pågå

"Pågå" means "to be ongoing" or "to continue."

In a sentence

Mötet pågår fortfarande.
The meeting is still ongoing.
Here, 'pågå' is used to describe an ongoing event, indicating continuity.
Byggarbetet pågår dygnet runt.
The construction work goes on around the clock.
In this sentence, 'pågå' is employed to show activity occurring continuously over time.
En intensiv diskussion pågick mellan deltagarna.
An intense discussion was ongoing among the participants.
The usage of 'pågick', the past tense of 'pågå', illustrates an event that was continuous but happened in the past.

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