hända
Meaning
happen; occur; take place
In Swedish: ske, tilldra sig
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att hända | to happen |
|---|---|---|
| Present | händer | jag händer |
| Past | hände | jag hände |
| Supine | hänt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har hänt | jag har hänt |
| Past perfect | hade hänt | jag hade hänt |
| Future | ska hända | or: kommer att hända |
| Conditional | skulle hända | jag skulle hända |
| Imperative | händ! | a command |
| Present participle | händande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | händas |
|---|---|
| Present | händs |
| Past | händes |
| Supine | hänts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use händer. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise hända
1 / 2Yesterday I … (hända). Which is the past tense?
hända in a sentence
- det kan hända att allt går braeverything may, of course, turn out perfectly well
- det hände på 60-taletit happened in the sixties
- Vad hände med din syster?What happened to your sister?
- Vad hände?What happened?
- Vad som helst kan händaAnything can happen
- Jag försov mig och missade hela morgonmötet! Hur kunde det här hända mig?I overslept and missed the whole morning meeting! How could this happen to me?
Questions
What does hända mean in English?
hända means “happen, occur”.
What is the past tense of hända?
The past tense of hända is hände (“jag hände”). The supine is hänt, used in “jag har hänt”.
What is the present tense of hända?
händer, the same for every person: jag händer, du händer, vi händer.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish hænda, from Old Norse henda, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną.
Nearby common words
hända is number 142 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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