här
See also: Appendix:Variations of "har"
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæːr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -æːr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r.
Adverb
här
Usage notes
- In several compounds (härkomst, härledning, ...), it is also used like the German adverb her (“here, to this place”), which would translate to Swedish hit (“here, to this place”), rather than här.
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (harja), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-.
Noun
här c
- (historical) a land army, a host
- Härarna drabbade samman tidigt på morgonen.
- The armies clashed in the early morning.
- Österns härar
- The hosts of the east
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | här | härs |
| definite | hären | härens | |
| plural | indefinite | härar | härars |
| definite | härarna | härarnas |
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- här in Svensk ordbok.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
här
- present indicative of hä