härom

This is the 2133rd most frequent Swedish word.


härom

"Härom" means "here about," "recently," or "near here" depending on context.


The word 'härom' is used to indicate a recent point in time, and here it combines with 'dagen' ('the day') to refer to 'the other day.'

Härom dagen såg jag en vacker fjäril.

The other day, I saw a beautiful butterfly.


In this sentence, 'härom' is used as part of 'häromkring,' meaning 'around here' or 'in this area,' referring to proximity within a location.

Häromkring finns det många små butiker.

Around here, there are many small shops.


Here, 'härom' is used to refer to a past point in time, similar to 'recently' or 'the other year,' in combination with 'året' ('the year').

Jag har hört talas om det härom året.

I heard about it the other year.