hämta andan

Swedish

Etymology

From hämta (“fetch”) +‎ andan (“one's breath”).

Verb

hämta andan (present hämtar andan, preterite hämtade andan, supine hämtat andan, imperative hämta andan)

  1. 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

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 — —
present participle —
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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