komma till tals

Swedish

Etymology

From komma (“come”) +‎ till (“to”) +‎ tals (“speech's”), with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive.

Verb

komma till tals (present kommer till tals, preterite kom till tals, supine kommit till tals, imperative kom till tals)

1. to (get to) speak up (on some topic or the like)

   De anklagade fick aldrig komma till tals

   The accused never got to speak / were never heard / were never given a voice

References

• tal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)