Uppgå

Uppgå is a Swedish verb meaning to amount to or to reach a total, particularly when summarising quantities, sums, or counts. It is used in official, financial, and statistical writing to indicate that a figure equals a specified amount. The verb is conjugated with the present tense form uppgår, the past tense uppgick, and the supine/participial form uppgått, among other inflections.

Usage of uppgå is common in financial statements, budgets, tax reports, and population or production reports. It is typically used with numbers and measures, for example: “Kostnaden uppgår till 2 miljoner kronor” (the cost amounts to 2 million kronor) or “Antalet uppgick till 1 234 personer” (the number amounted to 1,234 people). The expression can pair with “till” to indicate the total, as in “uppgår till …”.

Compared with verbs that describe change or trend, such as stiga or öka, uppgå emphasises the final total rather than the trajectory alone. The related noun uppgång denotes an increase or rise, while uppgift is a separate word meaning assignment or task, not a direct derivative.

Etymology traces uppgå to the prefix upp- meaning “up” and the verb gå “to go,” forming a sense of moving toward a total. It has cognates in other Germanic languages and is retained in contemporary Swedish financial and administrative language.

See also: uppgång.