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Swedish
Etymology
Literally, “come on”. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk koma på and Norwegian Bokmål komme på
Verb
komma på (present kommer på, preterite kom på, supine kommit på, imperative kom på)
- to (suddenly) remember, figure out, or come up with
Jag kom på en idé- I came up with an idea
Till slut kom jag på vad Spaniens premiärminister heter- I finally remembered what the prime minister of Spain is called
Jag kommer inte på lösningen på uppgift 3- I can't figure out the solution to assignment 3
Jag kom på ett bättre sätt att fånga paddor- I came up with a better way to catch toads
Kom du på vad vi ska göra?- Did you come up with what we should do?
- to catch someone doing something unsavory
Hon kom på sin pojkvän med att sälja droger- She caught her boyfriend selling drugs
- (in some expressions) to happen
att komma lite hastigt på- to happen a bit too suddenly/quickly
Conjugation
Conjugation of komma på (class 4 strong)
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