No. 895 in Swedish
hämta
"To fetch" or "to retrieve."
In a sentence
Jag ska hämta boken från biblioteket.
I will fetch the book from the library.
The use of 'hämta' here means to go and retrieve or fetch an item from a location.
Hämta en stol och sätt dig.
Grab a chair and sit down.
In this sentence, 'hämta' is used to instruct someone to bring or get something immediately nearby.
Kan du hämta barnen från skolan?
Can you pick up the children from school?
Here, 'hämta' refers to picking up someone, typically involving transportation, from a location.
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