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Swedish adverb · noun· top 500 most common

hit

this way, here, hither/hiːt/

hit as an adverb

Meaning

this way; here; hither

In Swedish: till denna plats

hit as a noun(en hit)

Meaning

hit

In Swedish: sång som säljer mycket

Forms

Forms of hit
Singular, indefiniteen hit
Singular, definitehitten
Plural, indefinitehits
Plural, definitehitsen

hit is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hit, den stora hitten. Check another noun

Practise hit

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What does hit mean?

hit in a sentence

  • hon tittar hit
    she's looking this way
  • Kom hit ett slag!
    Come here for a moment, will you?
  • Kom hit!
    Come [to] here!
  • Hon kom hit, så nu är hon här
    She came [to] here, so now she is here
  • Hon kom här [for comparison]
    She came at this location [odd-sounding]
  • Jag kom hit igår
    I came [to] here yesterday
  • springa hit och dit
    run to here and to there / run hither and thither [indicating for example chaos or a lack of direction]

Expressions

  • hit och dit
    to and from

Words built with hit

  • hitlista (top-of-the-pops) chart

Questions

What does hit mean in English?

hit means “this way, here”.

Is it en hit or ett hit?

It is en hit, and “the hit” is hitten.

What is the plural of hit?

The plural of hit is hits, and the definite plural is hitsen.

Similar words

succé

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish hit, from *hī+at.

Nearby common words

hit is number 130 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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