hinna med
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]hinna med (present hinner med, preterite hann med, supine hunnit med, imperative hinn med)
- (transitive, intransitive) to have sufficient time for
- Vi hinner med en promenad innan gästerna kommer
- We have enough time for a walk before the guests arrive
- (transitive, intransitive) to manage within the time available
- Vi hann med mycket i Berlin under den korta tid vi var där
- We managed to do a lot in Berlin during the short time we were there
- (transitive, intransitive) to catch in time (a bus, flight, etc.)
- Vi fick springa för att hinna med bussen
- We had to run to catch the bus
- (transitive, intransitive) to keep up (stay even or ahead)
- Synonym: hänga med
- Spring långsammare! Jag hinner inte med.
- Run slower! I can't keep up.
Conjugation
[edit]active | passive | |||
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infinitive | hinna med | hinnas med | ||
supine | hunnit med | hunnits med | ||
imperative | hinn med | — | ||
imper. plural1 | hinnen med | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | hinner med | hann med | hinns med, hinnes med | hanns med |
ind. plural1 | hinna med | hunno med | hinnas med | hunnos med |
subjunctive2 | hinne med | hunne med | hinnes med | hunnes med |
present participle | — | |||
past participle | — |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.