hämta andan

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Swedish

Etymology

From hämta (“fetch”) +‎ andan (“one's breath”).

Verb

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

  1. to catch one's breath (take a break)
    De stannade halvvägs upp för berget för att hämta andan
    They stopped halfway up the mountain to catch their breaths

Conjugation

Conjugation of hämta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive hämta andan —
Supine hämtat andan —
Imperative hämta andan —
Imper. plural1 hämten andan —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative hämtar andan hämtade andan — —
Ind. plural1 hämta andan hämtade andan — —
Subjunctive2 hämte andan hämtade andan — —
Participles
Present participle —
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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