här

See also: Appendix:Variations of "har"

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛːr/, [hæːɾ]

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• Rhymes: -æːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r.

Adverb

här

1. here; at this time or at this place

   Antonym: där (“there, at that place”)

   Här är den

   Here it is

Usage notes

• In several compounds (härkomst, härledning, ...), it is also used like the German adverb her (“here, to this place”), which would translate to Swedish hit (“here, to this place”), rather than här.

Derived terms

• härnäst

See also

• hit (“to here”)
• dit (“to there”)
• hädan
• hän
• häringa

Etymology 2

From Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ (harja), from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-.

Noun

här c

1. (historical) a land army, a host

   Härarna drabbade samman tidigt på morgonen.

   The armies clashed in the early morning.

   Österns härar

   The hosts of the east

Declension

Declension of här

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	här	härs
	definite	hären	härens
plural	indefinite	härar	härars
	definite	härarna	härarnas

Related terms

• härförare
• härskara
• härtagen
• hunahär

See also

• armé

Further reading

• “här”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

här

1. present indicative of hä