Meaning of stan | Babel Free

Definitioner

An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive.

Exempel

“Vi gick ner på stan”

We went downtown

“Det är fest nere på stan”

There is a party downtown

“åka in till stan”

go [with a vehicle] into town

“Vi ska in till stan och handla. Vill du ha någonting?”

We are going into town to shop. Do you want anything? [See ska for why there is no åka (“go (with a vehicle)”) or the like]

“Vi är i/på stan och handlar”

We are in town shopping

“Vi är inne i stan och handlar”

We are in town shopping [The inne emphasizes the town as being a location you go into relative to another location (like one's home). Compare English over. "Inne på stan" sounds wrong though.]

“Det är fest i/på stan”

There is a party in town

“Det är fest inne i stan”

There is a party in town [The inne emphasizes the town as being located away from some other location (like the current location), like above. Compare English over. "Inne på stan" sounds wrong.]

“Jag har aldrig varit i den stan”

I have never been to [in] that city ["Stan" is not idiomatic in this case and feels a bit sloppy compared to "staden" – see the usage notes below]

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