til

at, for, into, till, to, until, unto

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I. præp

a) (i alm, især om sted) to ( fx go to London; return to England; keep to the right; write a letter to somebody; with my back to the fire; to my delight (, horror, despair, surprise));

[gå til møde (, selskab, fest)] go to a meeting (, a party);

[være til et møde (, et selskab, en fest)] be at a meeting (, a party);

(se også ndf: j);

b) (ved arrive og arrival) at,

(dog foran navne på lande og store byer) in ( fx arrive at one's destination, in England, at Dover, in London);

c) (om bestemmelsessted i forb med start, leave, depart etc) for ( fx

start for Edinburgh; our departure for York);

[rejsende til Crewe] passengers for Crewe;

[tog til Hull] train for Hull;

d) (op imod, støttet til) against ( fx lean against a wall);

e) (tid: indtil) until,

T till ( fx wait untill (, till) tomorrow);

(mellem to tidspunkter) to ( fx from ten to twelve o'clock; from 1770 to 1850);

[fra morgen til aften] from morning till night;

[til og med]

(om dato) up to and including,

(am) through ( fx from Sunday through Thursday),

(om sted i bog etc) up to and including;

f) (tidspunkt) at ( fx come at the same time; he gave me presents at Christmas and on birthdays);

(om arrangementer) for ( fx the ceremony was arranged for two o'clock; I have invited them for two o'clock; I have an appointment for two o'clock; come home for Christmas);

(førstkommende) next ( fx next Easter, next summer);

g) (senest, sidste frist) by ( fx we must have them by Friday); h) (når "til" + styrelse = indirekte objekt) to ( fx give money to the poor; sell it to Peter); for ( fx buy a present for her; make a dress for her);

i) (bestemmelse) for ( fx here is a letter for you; a basket for potatoes; for use in the kitchen; your task for tomorrow; tickets for "Hamlet"; the boot for the left leg; what is that wheel for? it is good enough for her);

j) (i forbindelse med måltiders navne) (for at få) for ( fx he came home for lunch; he stayed for tea; we were six for dinner);

(som man får) to ( fx he came to dinner; he stayed to dinner; invite him (, have him in) to dinner);

(om det man spiser) for ( fx we had chicken for lunch; they serve bacon and eggs for breakfast; what did you have for dinner?);

(sammen med) with ( fx drink wine with one's dinner; take tea with one's meals);

k) (samhørighed) of ( fx the author of the book; the key of the door; the mother of 5 children); to ( fx the heir to the estate); for (

fx the boot for the left leg);

l) (pris, værdi, vurdering) at ( fx I bought 50 at 10 p. each (el.

apiece); sell (, buy) something at cost price; value the house at £40,000; estimate (el. put) her age at 40);

m) (mellem 2 tal i omtrentlig mængdesangivelse) to, or ( fx 25 to 30 persons; 5 or 6 persons);

n) (forandring) into ( fx forvandle til change into; oversætte til

translate into);

o) (som) by way of ( fx by way of answer, punishment); for ( fx I

wouldn't like to have him for my father); as ( fx he had Smith as a teacher);

p) (efter adj, der betegner (u)dygtighed) at ( fx good (, clever, bad) at history; he is great at football);

[til at] at -ing ( fx he is marvellous at interviewing);

q) [ Udtryk]

[ andre tilfælde:]

[den slyngel til Peter] that rascal of a Peter;

[til at] to ( fx too good to be true; not to be seen; not fit to

live);

[for tung til at jeg kan løfte den] too heavy for me to lift (it);

[her er ikke til at være for fluer] you can't move for flies here;

[her er ikke til at være for varme] it is unbearably hot here;

(se også de andre ord, hvormed "til" forbindes).

II. adv

(yderligere) more ( fx three more bottles), additional ( fx I bought three additional bottles), another ( fx another drink, another three bottles);

(efter vb = energisk) hard ( fx run (, hit) hard), with a will ( fx

hammer away with a will);

(efter vb = fuldstændigt) up ( fx fryse `til freeze up);

[ad (byen) til] towards (the town);

[én til] another, a second;

[én gang til] once more;

[en halv gang til så lang] half as long again;

[til og med]

(tilmed) even, into the bargain;

(se også de vb hvormed til forbindes, fx blive, komme, være).

III. conj until,

T till ( fx wait till I come).