hämta andan
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hämta (“fetch”) + andan (“one's breath”).
Verb[edit]
hämta andan (present hämtar andan, preterite hämtade andan, supine hämtat andan, imperative hämta andan)
- to catch one's breath (take a break)
- De stannade halvvägs upp för berget för att hämta andan
- They stopped halfway up the mountain to catch their breaths
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of hämta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hämta andan | — | ||
| Supine | hämtat andan | — | ||
| Imperative | hämta andan | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hämten andan | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hämtar andan | hämtade andan | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | hämta andan | hämtade andan | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | hämte andan | hämtade andan | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||