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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hæmta, from Old Norse heimta, from Proto-Germanic *haimatjaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
hämta (present hämtar, preterite hämtade, supine hämtat, imperative hämta)
- (transitive) to get, to fetch, to retrieve (go get and bring (back) somewhere)
Kan du hämta kebabsåsen i bilen? Jag glömde den där.- Can you get the kebab sauce from the car? I left it there.
- (transitive, sometimes with upp) to pick up
Jag hämtar dig på stationen- I'll pick you up at the station
- (reflexive) to recover (from exertion, a shock, a misfortune, a cold, or the like)
Jag måste hämta mig lite- I need a little breather
Conjugation
Conjugation of hämta (weak)
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