hämta
Meaning
fetch; collect; retrieve
In Swedish: skaffa, gå efter
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hämta | to fetch |
|---|---|---|
| Present | hämtar | jag hämtar |
| Past | hämtade | jag hämtade |
| Supine | hämtat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hämtat | jag har hämtat |
| Past perfect | hade hämtat | jag hade hämtat |
| Future | ska hämta | or: kommer att hämta |
| Conditional | skulle hämta | jag skulle hämta |
| Imperative | hämta! | a command |
| Present participle | hämtande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | hämtad | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | hämtas |
|---|---|
| Present | hämtas |
| Past | hämtades |
| Supine | hämtats |
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 hämtar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hämta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hämta). Which is the past tense?
hämta in a sentence
- hämta barn från dagisfetch water
- Kan du hämta kebabsåsen i bilen? Jag glömde den där.Can you get the kebab sauce from the car? I left it there.
- Jag hämtar dig på stationenI'll pick you up at the station
- Jag måste hämta mig liteI need a little breather
Expressions
- hämta andanget one's breath back
Questions
What does hämta mean in English?
hämta means “fetch, collect”.
What is the past tense of hämta?
The past tense of hämta is hämtade (“jag hämtade”). The supine is hämtat, used in “jag har hämtat”.
What is the present tense of hämta?
hämtar, the same for every person: jag hämtar, du hämtar, vi hämtar.
Similar words
skaffa fram
Origin
From Old Swedish hæmta, from Old Norse heimta, from Proto-Germanic *haimatjaną.
Nearby common words
hämta is number 275 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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