/ˈhɪtːˌa/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish hitta, from Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to come upon, find”), from Proto-Indo-European *keyd-.
- to find (locate; discover)
“När man letar efter något så försöker man hitta det” — When you're looking for something, you're trying to find it
“Jag hittar inte nycklarna” — I can't find my keys
“Nisse hittade ett mynt från 1600-talet när han påtade i trädgården” — Nisse found a coin from the 17th century while pottering [when he pottered] in the garden
- idiomaticto be a steal (very cheaply priced)
“1000 kronor för den cykeln är som hittat” — 1000 kronor for that bike is a steal
- to (be able to) find one's way
“Hittar ni till tågstationen?” — Can you find your way to the train station?
“Hittar du hem härifrån?” — Can you find your way home from here?
“Efter lite irrande hittade vi fram” — After a bit of lost wandering around, we found our way there [found our way forth (to the destination)]
- to know one's way around
“I Stockholm är jag född. Där har jag min familj. Och jag hittar nästan överallt, men Stockholm har blivit kallt.” — In Stockholm I was [am] born [less awkward word order in Swedish]. There I have my family. And I know my way around almost everywhere [as a literal translation], but Stockholm has gotten cold.
“Jag hittar i Göteborg” — I know my way around [in] Gothenburg
“Jag börjar hitta ganska bra efter flytten” — I'm starting to find my way around pretty well after moving [after the move]
Formerhittar(present) · hittade(preterite) · hittat(supine) · hitta(imperative) · hitta(active, infinitive) · hittas(infinitive, passive) · hittat(active, supine) · hittats(passive, supine) · hitta(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · hitten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · hittar(active, indicative, present) · hittade(active, indicative, past) · hittas(indicative, passive, present) · hittades(indicative, passive, past) · hitta(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · hittade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · hittas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · hittades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)