Swedish noun

en hämtning

retrieval, pick-up (getting and bringing (back) somewhere)

Meaning

retrieval, pick-up (getting and bringing (back) somewhere)

Forms

Forms of hämtning
Singular, indefiniteen hämtning
Singular, definitehämtningen
Plural, indefinitehämtningar
Plural, definitehämtningarna

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

Practise hämtning

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Is it en hämtning or ett hämtning?

hämtning in a sentence

  • hämtning av barn från skolan
    picking up children from school

Questions

What does hämtning mean in English?

hämtning means “retrieval, pick-up (getting and bringing (back) somewhere)”.

Is it en hämtning or ett hämtning?

It is en hämtning, and “the retrieval” is hämtningen.

What is the plural of hämtning?

The plural of hämtning is hämtningar, and the definite plural is hämtningarna.

Origin

hämta (“retrieve”) + -ning (“-ing”)

Nearby common words

hämtning is number 9,761 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary