Signification
To stay informed about news or events.
Contexte culturel
The concept of 'Allmänbildning' is central. Swedes feel a social pressure to be 'ajour' with world news to participate in 'fika' conversations. Flat hierarchies mean everyone is expected to 'hålla sig ajour' with the company's goals, not just the managers. In Swedish universities, 'hålla sig ajour' is used to describe the lifelong learning process required of researchers. Sweden is highly digitized. 'Hålla sig ajour' now frequently refers to staying updated with BankID, Swish, and other essential digital services.
Use it in your CV
Write 'Håller mig ständigt ajour med branschutvecklingen' to impress Swedish recruiters.
Don't forget 'sig'!
Without 'sig', the sentence is grammatically incomplete and sounds very broken to a native speaker.
Signification
To stay informed about news or events.
Use it in your CV
Write 'Håller mig ständigt ajour med branschutvecklingen' to impress Swedish recruiters.
Don't forget 'sig'!
Without 'sig', the sentence is grammatically incomplete and sounds very broken to a native speaker.
Fika talk
If you don't know what to talk about during fika, ask: 'Hur håller ni er ajour med alla nyheter nuförtiden?'
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing reflexive pronoun and preposition.
Jag försöker hålla ___ ajour ___ vad som händer i politiken.
Since the subject is 'Jag', the reflexive pronoun must be 'mig'. The standard preposition is 'med'.
Which sentence is the most natural for a job interview?
How would you say you stay updated on industry trends?
Option B uses the correct formal collocation for a professional setting.
Match the Swedish phrase with its English equivalent.
Match the following:
These are all related to information but differ in formality and state vs. action.
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the phrase.
A: Har du läst rapporten? B: Nej, jag har inte lyckats ______.
After 'lyckats' (managed to), we need the infinitive form 'hålla mig ajour'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesJag försöker hålla ___ ajour ___ vad som händer i politiken.
Since the subject is 'Jag', the reflexive pronoun must be 'mig'. The standard preposition is 'med'.
How would you say you stay updated on industry trends?
Option B uses the correct formal collocation for a professional setting.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are all related to information but differ in formality and state vs. action.
A: Har du läst rapporten? B: Nej, jag har inte lyckats ______.
After 'lyckats' (managed to), we need the infinitive form 'hålla mig ajour'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
7 questionsYes, especially in professional, academic, and media contexts. It's less common among teenagers.
You will be understood, but 'med' is the much more common and correct preposition.
'Ajour' sounds slightly more formal and intellectual; 'uppdaterad' is more modern and digital.
Yes! 'Att hålla kontot ajour' means keeping your records up to date, though this is quite formal.
Neither! 'Ajour' is an adverb/adjective and doesn't take an article.
It's a soft 'zh' sound, like the 's' in 'pleasure'.
It sounds a bit sarcastic or overly formal if you use it for gossip. Stick to 'ha koll på' for that.
Expressions liées
hålla sig uppdaterad
similarTo stay updated
ha koll på
synonymTo have a handle on / To know about
följa med i svängarna
idiomaticTo keep up with the turns
ligga steget före
builds onTo be one step ahead
vara påläst
similarTo be well-read/well-informed
