Tom gick på det.

Sentence Discussions Swedish
#1
English Translation

Tom bought it.

Bought it? I would have guessed went for it. Little help please

#2

I find it’s a good, idiomatic translation. “Tom gick på alla Marys lögner.”

That would be something like gick in för det or gav sig på det. “Tom gick in för det med stor beslutsamhet.”

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#3
English Translation

Tom bought it.

i dont understand ,why not ‘köpt’?’

#4

You could also say “Tom köpte det”, with the same double meaning as in English.

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