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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish mø̄ta, from Old Norse mœta (“to meet”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
möta (present möter, preterite mötte, supine mött, imperative möt)
- to meet (come together)
Jag mötte honom vid bensinstationen- I met him at the gas station
1990, Ainbusk Singers (lyrics and music), “Lassie”:Jag mötte Lassie, jag mötte Lassie, och jag såg att godhet fanns. Hoppets stjärna lyste klart runt hennes ludna svans. Jag mötte Lassie, jag mötte Lassie, hon viskade till mig sitt vov. Vi gick tass i hand och i mitt hjärta kändes love.- I met Lassie, I met Lassie, and I saw that goodness existed. The star of hope shone brightly around her fluffy tail. I met Lassie, I met Lassie, she whispered to me her woof. We went paw in hand and in my heart I felt love .
- to meet, to encounter (and pass)
Vi mötte flera bilar med tyska nummerplåtar på vägen dit- We met several cars with German plates on our way there
- (especially sports) to meet (in a competition)
Norge mötte Nederländerna- Norway met the Netherlands
Usage notes
See also mötas, which has a special meaning. "De möttes" means "they met" (rather than "they were met" or the like).
Conjugation
Conjugation of möta (weak)
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