sätta sig in

sätta sig in (present sätter sig in, preterite satte sig in, supine satt sig in, imperative sätt sig in)

1. to study something in order to familiarize oneself with it; to acquaint oneself with something

   Jag måste sätta mig in i hur systemen kommunicerar

   I need to acquaint myself with how the systems communicate

   Har du satt dig in i brottsmålet?

   Have you familiarized yourself with the criminal case?

2. to imagine what something is like for someone else; to put oneself in someone's shoes

   Jag kan sätta mig in i hans situation

   I can imagine what it's like to be in his situation

Uses the preposition i ("Sätta sig in i ...") to specify the thing someone's acquainting themselves with.

• insatt

• sätta sig in in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sätta sig in in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)