hitta
Meaning
find; light on; come across
In Swedish: finna, upptäcka, påträffa
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hitta | to find |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hittar | jag hittar |
| Past | hittade | jag hittade |
| Supine | hittat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hittat | jag har hittat |
| Past perfect | hade hittat | jag hade hittat |
| Future | ska hitta | or: kommer att hitta |
| Conditional | skulle hitta | jag skulle hitta |
| Imperative | hitta! | a command |
| Present participle | hittande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hittad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hittas |
|---|---|
| Present | hittas |
| Past | hittades |
| Supine | hittats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use hittar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hitta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hitta). Which is the past tense?
hitta in a sentence
- Försök att hitta en orsak!You just try to come up with a good excuse!
- När man letar efter något så försöker man hitta detWhen you're looking for something, you're trying to find it
- Jag hittar inte nycklarnaI can't find my keys
- Nisse hittade ett mynt från 1600-talet när han påtade i trädgårdenNisse found a coin from the 17th century while pottering [when he pottered] in the garden
- Hon hittades medvetslösShe was found unconscious
- Vi måste hitta en lösningWe need to find a solution
- hitta inspirationfind inspiration
- hitta rätt ordfind the right word
Words built with hitta
- hittegods lost property
Questions
What does hitta mean in English?
hitta means “find, light on”.
What is the past tense of hitta?
The past tense of hitta is hittade (“jag hittade”). The supine is hittat, used in “jag har hittat”.
What is the present tense of hitta?
hittar, the same for every person: jag hittar, du hittar, vi hittar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish hitta, from Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to come upon, find”), from Proto-Indo-European *keyd-.
Nearby common words
hitta is number 126 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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