No. 495 in Swedish

hänt

The Swedish word "hänt" means "happened" in English.

In a sentence

Vad har hänt här?
What has happened here?
The word 'hänt' here is the past participle of 'hända,' meaning 'to happen,' used in a present perfect tense construction.
Det känns som om något märkligt har hänt.
It feels like something strange has happened.
In this case, 'hänt' continues to serve as the past participle of 'hända,' used here to describe a recent action or event.
Du ser alltid glad ut, oavsett vad som har hänt.
You always look happy, no matter what has happened.
Here, 'hänt' again represents the past participle, emphasizing events without specific time reference, which is typical for the present perfect tense.

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