komma på

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Literally, come on. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk koma på and Norwegian Bokmål komme på

Verb

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komma (present kommer på, preterite kom på, supine kommit på, imperative kom på)

  1. to (suddenly) remember, figure out, or come up with
    Jag kom på en idé
    I came up with an idea
    Till slut kom jag vad Spaniens premiärminister heter
    I finally remembered what the prime minister of Spain is called
    Jag kommer inte lösningen på uppgift 3
    I can't figure out the solution to assignment 3
    Jag kom på ett bättre sätt att fånga paddor
    I came up with a better way to catch toads
    Kom du vad vi ska göra?
    Did you come up with what we should do?
  2. to catch someone doing something unsavory
    Hon kom på sin pojkvän med att sälja droger
    She caught her boyfriend selling drugs
  3. (in some expressions) to happen
    att komma lite hastigt
    to happen a bit too suddenly/quickly

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