hämta

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hæmta, from Old Norse heimta, from Proto-Germanic *haimatjaną.

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Verb

hämta (present hämtar, preterite hämtade, supine hämtat, imperative hämta)

  1. (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.
    1. (transitive, sometimes with upp) to pick up
      Jag hämtar dig på stationen
      I'll pick you up at the station
  2. (reflexive) to recover (from exertion, a shock, a misfortune, a cold, or the like)
    Jag måste hämta mig lite
    I need a little breather

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