sätta sig in
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]sätta sig in (present sätter sig in, preterite satte sig in, supine satt sig in, imperative sätt sig in)
- 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?
- 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
Usage notes
[edit]Uses the preposition i ("Sätta sig in i ...") to specify the thing someone's acquainting themselves with.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sätta sig in | — | ||
| supine | satt sig in | — | ||
| imperative | sätt sig in | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sätten sig in | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | sätter sig in | satte sig in | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | sätta sig in | satte sig in | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | sätte sig in | satte sig in | — | — |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.