B1 Collocation Formal

hålla sig ajour

keep up to date

Significado

To stay informed about news or events.

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Contexto cultural

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.

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Use it in your CV

Write 'Håller mig ständigt ajour med branschutvecklingen' to impress Swedish recruiters.

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Don't forget 'sig'!

Without 'sig', the sentence is grammatically incomplete and sounds very broken to a native speaker.

Significado

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.

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Fika talk

If you don't know what to talk about during fika, ask: 'Hur håller ni er ajour med alla nyheter nuförtiden?'

Teste-se

Fill in the missing reflexive pronoun and preposition.

Jag försöker hålla ___ ajour ___ vad som händer i politiken.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: a

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?

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: b

Option B uses the correct formal collocation for a professional setting.

Match the Swedish phrase with its English equivalent.

Match the following:

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: hålla sig ajour -> to stay up to date; vara ajour -> to be up to date; ha koll på -> to have a handle on; hänga med -> to keep up

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 ______.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: a

After 'lyckats' (managed to), we need the infinitive form 'hålla mig ajour'.

🎉 Pontuação: /4

Recursos visuais

Banco de exercicios

4 exercicios
Fill in the missing reflexive pronoun and preposition. Fill Blank B1

Jag försöker hålla ___ ajour ___ vad som händer i politiken.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: a

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? Choose B1

How would you say you stay updated on industry trends?

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: b

Option B uses the correct formal collocation for a professional setting.

Match the Swedish phrase with its English equivalent. Match B1

Combine cada item a esquerda com seu par a direita:

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: hålla sig ajour -> to stay up to date; vara ajour -> to be up to date; ha koll på -> to have a handle on; hänga med -> to keep up

These are all related to information but differ in formality and state vs. action.

Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the phrase. dialogue_completion B1

A: Har du läst rapporten? B: Nej, jag har inte lyckats ______.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: a

After 'lyckats' (managed to), we need the infinitive form 'hålla mig ajour'.

🎉 Pontuação: /4

Perguntas frequentes

7 perguntas

Yes, 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.

Frases relacionadas

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hålla sig uppdaterad

similar

To stay updated

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ha koll på

synonym

To have a handle on / To know about

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följa med i svängarna

idiomatic

To keep up with the turns

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ligga steget före

builds on

To be one step ahead

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vara påläst

similar

To be well-read/well-informed

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