hända
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish hænda, from Old Norse henda, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną.
PronunciationEdit
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VerbEdit
hända (present händer, preterite hände, supine hänt, imperative händ)
- to happen; chiefly what happens quickly or for a short time
Usage notesEdit
- Present participle is rarely used. For adjectival use it is almost always replaced with som händer (literally “which happens”) (preceded by the noun or pronoun), and for nominal use it is normally replaced with händelse. Swedish does not use the present participle for the continuous aspect.
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of hända (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hända | händas | ||
| Supine | hänt | hänts | ||
| Imperative | händ | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | händen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | händer | hände | händs, händes | händes |
| Ind. plural1 | hända | hände | händas | händes |
| Subjunctive2 | hände | hände | händes | händes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | händande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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Further readingEdit
- hända in Svensk ordbok.