to speak
01
tala, uttrycka
to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought
Intransitive
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
speak
3:e person singular
speaks
presens particip
speaking
enkelt preteritum
spoke
perfekt particip
spoken
Exempel
He spoke about his experiences during the meeting.
Han talade om sina upplevelser under mötet.
1.1
tala, diskutera
to talk to someone about something
Transitive: to speak to sb
Exempel
Can I speak to you about the upcoming event?
Kan jag tala med dig om den kommande händelsen?
1.2
tala
to use or be capable of using a certain language
Transitive: to speak a language
Exempel
He speaks Spanish fluently.
Han talar spanska flytande.
1.3
tala, hålla ett tal
to deliver a speech to a group of people
Intransitive
Exempel
He will speak at the conference tomorrow.
Han kommer att tala på konferensen imorgon.
1.4
tala, uttrycka
to state or say a particular thing
Transitive: to speak sth
Exempel
He spoke his mind during the meeting.
Han talade öppet under mötet.
02
vittna, ange
(of behavior, expressions, objects, etc.) to be the proof of a particular thing
Transitive: to speak sth | to speak of sth
Exempel
The broken window speaks accident.
Det trasiga fönstret talar om en olycka.
Lexikalt Träd
misspeak
speakable
speaker
speak
